6 1. English as Foreign Language Teachers
The results of the study give the insights of the diversity in English accent so that the teachers can understand the learners especially Japanese learners. They
help the teachers not to misunderstand the English words uttered by Japanese learners.
2. The English Language Education Study Program Students This study is expected to be a source of reference for ELESP students to
improve their awareness of phonological phenomena occurred in another country. It expands the phonological knowledge of ELESP students when they
are learning phonetic and phonology. 3. Linguistics Lecturers
This study is expected to be a source of knowledge for linguistics lecturers in ELESP Sanata Dharma University especially phonetic and phonology lecturers.
It can be a media for students to make an observation of phonological phenomena in other countries.
F. Definition of Terms
In order to avoid misunderstanding in the study, the researcher provides some definition of terms.
1. Phonological Analysis As Veen and Mve 2010 stated, phonological analysis can be defined as the
theoretical and practical steps in analyzing the sound patterns of English which
7 are produced by foreign speakers in this case Japanese singer. In this study, the
analysis describes the process of Japanese singer in pronouncing tense vowels, diphthongs, and liquids in English words.
2. Tense Vowels Tense vowels are vowels produced with extra muscle tension. For example, i
as in English it “eat” is categorized as a tense vowel as the lips are spread muscular tension in the mouth and the tongue moves toward the root of the
mouth Ladefoged, 1982. Although Japanese has similar vowels system to English which are i, e, a, u, and o, Japanese pronounces them in lax.
Thus, this study is going to analyze the pronunciation process of Japanese singer when they are producing those tense vowels.
3. Diphthongs Diphthongs are other types of vowels. They refer to a sequence of two sounds,
vowel plus glide Fromkin, Rodman, and Hyams, 2007. There are several examples of diphthongs, such as a
ɪ, əʊ, and oʊ. In this research, the researcher analyzes the pronunciation process of the Japanese singer when he
produces English word containing diphthongs. 4. Liquids
Liquids are the sounds produced by some obstruction of the airstream in the mouth, but not enough to cause a real constriction or friction Fromkin,
Rodman, and Hyams, 2007. There are two liquids: r and l. Even though Japanese has a liquid consonant r, the liquid does not exactly correspond to
