Benefits of the Study

second problem formulation. That is to identify the phonological rules as well as to predict the occurrence of stop deletion in English.

E. Benefits of the Study

This study expectantly will give the benefits for the applicants theoretically and practically. Theoretically, it is expected that this research may give a contribution to English language studies, especially concerning to pronunciation and phonological study to the discussion of stop deletion. That is, this study will give a contribution in recognizing stop deletion that occurs in English words. As for the theoretical benefits, this research is useful for refining the relations of sounds, the phonological rules for stop deletion, the influences to their derived- words, and their impact to English pronunciation. Moreover, it is valuable in clarifying the historical explanation that may contribute to the occurrence of this deletion in English. It may give further explanations to the appearance of stop deletion in English so that the applicants may not be confounded with the letter silencing and sound muting occurred in English. In this point, the occurrence of stop deletion may happen in synchronic and diachronic points. Practically, this study will give benefits for those who deal with language in particular. They are English Department students, researchers, English lecturers or teachers and as well as the English students. The results of this study are expected to give them a practical pronunciation guide in dealing with stop deletion. That is, the result can raise awareness of the pronunciation practices of the language users. In other words, it is hoped that they can improve their English better by recognizing the occurrence of stop deletion in English. It is also expected that they can enhance their sensitivity dealing with silent sounds or letters in English. That is, they can make use of their predictions better while coping with stop deletion in English words. Moreover, it is hoped that the study will enrich the language users’ skills, especially in listening, speaking, and writing skills. They will be capable of recognizing the occurrence of stop deletion while listening and then they can relate its impact to the productive skills speaking and writing. For the lecturers or teachers, this study is expected to give further sight and understanding of how to deal with stop deletion in English as well as of how to give more comprehensive learning to the students. For the students, it is expected that they will be familiar with stop deletion in terms of letter silencing and sound muting and they can pronounce the words correctly.

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW