Data Gathering Technique METHODOLOGY
sound. The word think [t ŋØ] was experienced the strengthening process
because the weak sound [ θ] was substituted by the strong sound [t].
The other problem was the substitution of the sound [ ] into sound [au]. The researcher found diphthongization phenomena which could explain the
phenomena that occurred in the word countries [kauntris]. Diphthongization is the change of single vowel into two vowels, form single vowel [ ] into two vowels
[au]. As the result the researcher found that diphthongization phenomena also occurred on the word countries [kauntris].
Example:
Phonetic transcription Words
Longman Pronunciation
Dictionary 2008 Oxford
American Dictionary 2003
Longman Dictionary Contemporary
English 2001 Students’
Pronunciation
Final devoicing
save se v
se v se v
se f
countries k ntriz k ntriz k ntriz k au
ntri s
Apocope
think
θ ŋk θ ŋk
θ ŋk t
ŋ k
Strengthening
think θ ŋk
θ ŋk θ ŋk
t ŋ
Diphthongization
countries k ntriz k ntriz k ntriz k au
ntri s
NOTE: is used to symbolize the assimilation process that occurred is used to symbolize the dipthongization process that occurred
is used to symbolize the anaptyxis process that occurred is used to symbolize the monophthongization that occurred