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Secondly, the styles were written out and consonant sounds mispronounced in the speech styles were underlined and rewritten by the researcher in the way they
actually sounded. For example if the word that sounded like dat, the researcher would write d on the top of the th on the paper where the styles were
transcribed. After that, the researcher phonetically transcribed all words which contained consonants mispronounced by the participants. Then, the researcher
compared the participants’ pronunciation according to International Phonetic Alphabet IPA in Oxford Dictionary.
Finally, the researcher discussed about the data which contained consonants mispronounced by the participants. The conclusion can be drawn and it gave the
description and explanation completely about the sound shifts of English pronunciation, sound variations, and the most difficult consonant sounds spoken
done by Javanese learners of English.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 1.
The Consonants Sound Shifts of English Pronunciation Done by Javanese Learners of English
1.1.
Phoneme p
There are nine words used by this research to study phoneme p. Each word consists of phoneme p in initial, medial, and final position.
All the words read by 20 Javanese learners of English in sentences. The result of the collected the data showed that totally 180 phoneme p that
pronounced by the participants were acceptably intelligible.
1.2. Phoneme b
There are nine words used by this research to study phoneme b. Each word consists of phoneme b in initial, medial, and final
positions. All the words read by 20 Javanese learners of English. The result of the collected the data showed that out of 180 phoneme b
pronounced by the participants, there were 26 sound shifts. These sound shifts were divided into 2 positions; in the medial and final positions.
In medial position, there were three words used by the researcher. The words are
‘ablaze’, ‘obvious’, and ‘abroad’. The result of these analyses showed only 2 sound shifts. The researcher found the data as
bellow: 1 participant made 2 sound shifts in medial position.
In final position, there were three words used by the researcher. The words are
‘rib’, ‘rob’, and ‘job’. The result of these analyses showed 24 sound shifts. The researcher found the data as bellow:
8 participants made all sound shifts in medial position.
1.3. Phoneme t
There are nine words used by this research to study phoneme t. Each word consists of phoneme t in initial, medial, and final position.
All the words read by 20 Javanese learners of English. The result of the collected the data showed that totally 180 phoneme t that pronounced
by the participants were clear.
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1.4. Phoneme d
There are nine words used by this research to study phoneme d. Each word consists of phoneme d in initial, medial, and final
positions. All the words read by 20 Javanese learners of English. The result of the collected the data showed that totally 180 phoneme d that
pronounced by the participants, there were 26 sound shifts. These sound shifts were divided into 2 positions; in the medial and final positions.
In medial position, there were three words used by the researcher. The words are
‘ladder’, ‘widow’, and ‘shadow’. The result of these analyses showed only 2 sound shifts. The researcher found the data as
bellow: 2 participants made 1 sound shift in medial position.
In final position, there were three words used by the researcher. The words are
‘bid’, ‘slide’, and ‘lead’. The result of these analyses showed 37 sound shifts. The researcher found the data as bellow:
10 participants made all sound shifts in final position. 3 participants made 2 sound shifts in final position.
1 participant made a sound shift in final position.
1.5. Phoneme k
