Applied Linguistics Research Papers/Topics

A GENDER- BASED STUDY OF INFLUENCE OF LUTSOTSO CONSONANTS ON PRONUNCIATION OF SELECTED ENGLISH CONSONANTS AMONG FORM ONE STUDENTS IN LURAMBI SUBCOUNTY, KENYA

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of Lutsotso consonants on pronunciation of selected English consonants among Form One Students, learning English as a second language (ESL), in Lurambi Sub-County, Kakamega County, Kenya. The selected English language consonant sounds were: plosives /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/, fricatives /f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/ and affricates /t∫/, /ʤ/ only. The objectives of the study were to examine the influence of the Lutsotso consonants o...