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September 10, 2025Journal of Foreign Languages Cultures and CivilizationsOpen Access

Cross-Linguistic Phonological Errors in French Vowel Production among Tamil-Speaking Learners with English as a Second Language

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MKMrs Anuja KoothottilDGDeepak Kumaran RM G

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Overview

This study identifies cross-linguistic phonological errors in French vowels among Tamil speakers, suggesting strategies for improved pronunciation.

Key Points

  • Frequent mispronunciations of French vowels were identified, primarily due to the influence of Tamil and English phonetics.
  • Twenty Tamil-speaking undergraduate students with 120 hours of French instruction participated in a reading test for analysis.
  • The systematic analysis of recorded pronunciation highlighted significant phonemic differences between Tamil, English, and French.
  • Improving phonological awareness is crucial for Tamil-speaking learners to conquer challenges in French language acquisition.

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Koothottil et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c18c019b7b07f3a06143c9https://doi.org/10.15640/jflcc.v13p3
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