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September 10, 2025LEARN Journal : Language Education and Acquisition Research NetworkOpen Access

The Interplay of Perception and Production: Southern Thai EFL Learners’ Native Language and Dialect Contact Influence on English Pronunciation

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JSJomjai Sudhinont

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Overview

Study explores how mother tongue interference and language contact affect vowel sounds in Southern Thai EFL learners.

Key Points

  • Vowel pronunciation variations in Southern Thai students affect intelligibility and comprehensibility in English.
  • Mother tongue interference and language contact significantly influenced the pronunciation of the vowel /e/ among participants.
  • Descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA tests were used to analyze speech perception and production results.
  • The findings highlight the role of native language and dialect in shaping English pronunciation among EFL learners.

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Jomjai Sudhinont (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a91354b1d3bfb60e26e2https://doi.org/10.70730/eucq5141
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