Table 4.5
Mispronunciation of [θ] into [t] Word Lists
Words IPA
Notes
30 thirty [
θɜ:ti]
Mispronounced by three announcers. thriller
[
θrɪlə] or [θrɪlər] Mispronounced by five announcers.
thousand [
θaʊzand]
Mispronounced by seven announcers.
This mispronunciation also happened in the word with which appears twice in the news. Based on Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English the
word could
be pronounced as [wɪð] or [wɪθ]. However, some announcers
pronounced into
[wɪt]. It can be seen in the table below. Table 4.6
Mispronunciation of [wɪð] or [wɪθ]
Announcer Frequency
Total Percentage
A 2
100 B
2 100
C D
2 100
E 1
50 F
1 50
G 2
100 H
I J
From the data above, there were two announcers who mispronounced the sound into [t] once. There were also four announcers who mispronounced it for
the whole times. On the contrary, there were four announcers who did not mispronounce the sound.
c. Alveolar Oral Stop
The voiced alveolar stop [d] appears in the initial position 13 times and final position 23 times. While reading the news, only Announcer I who
mispronounced [d]. Announcer I mispronounced [d] into [n] and [s]. Both of the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
mispronunciations occurred in the final position of [d]. First, in the word worldwide
[wɜ:ldwaɪd]. The announcer mispronounced the second [d] into [n].
The second is in the word podcast
[pɒdkɑ:st]. The announcer mispronounced the
[d] into [s]. The voiceless alveolar stop [t] appears in the initial position 25 times,
middle position 6 times, and final position 15 times. The data is listed in the table below.
Table 4.7 Mispronunciation of [t]
Announcer Sound
Position Frequency
Percentage Total
Percentage
A Initial
- 2.22
Middle -
Final 1
6.67 B
Initial -
Middle -
Final -
C Initial
- 2.22
Middle -
Final 1
6.67 D
Initial -
Middle -
Final -
E Initial
- Middle
- Final
- F
Initial -
Middle -
Final -
G Initial
- Middle
- Final
- H
Initial -
Middle -
Final -
I Initial
2 8
9.33 Middle
- Final
3 20
J Initial
- Middle
- Final
-
From the table, it can be seen that there were three announcers mispronounced [t] when it appears in the final position. There was also one
announcer who mispronounced [t] when it appears in the initial position twice. Announcer A mispronounced [t] which appears in the word eight. The word
should be pronounced as [
eɪt]. However, Announcer A pronounced it into [θ]. On the other hands, Announcer C mispronounced [ɪt] into [ɪs].
The announcer who often made mispronunciation in the sound [t] is Announcer I. In the initial position, Announcer I mispronounced the second [t]
sound in the word estimated
[estɪmeɪtɪd] into [n]. Announcer I also
mispronounced the first [t] sound in the word latest
[leɪtɪst] into [s]. Not only [t]
which appears in the initial position but also in the final position did Announcer I mispronounce. Announcer I mispronounced eight
[eɪt] into [eɪks] and podcast
[
pɒdkɑːst] into [s]. d.
Alveolar Fricative
In alveolar fricative, there are [z] and [s] sounds. The most mispronounced sound among another is [z]. The sound only appears in the final
position eight times. Almost all of the announcers mispronounced [z] into [s]. The data are listed in the next table.
Table 4.8 Mispronunciation of [z]
Announcer Frequency
Total Percentage
A -
B 4
50
