The use of English Regular Plural forms by Thai EFL Learners
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According to Markedness Differential Hypothesis (MDH), the degree of difficulty in learning a target language can be predicted according to the degree of markedness between the first and second languages. Based on the MDH, this study investigates how well participants could perceive and produce the sounds of English regular plural forms ([s], [z] and [z]). Sixty Thai university students majoring in English participated in the study. They were divided into two groups according to their academic year (30 first-year and 30 fourth-year students). Two tests (perception and production tests) were employed in this study. The result shows that participants in both groups have a problem perceiving the regular plural sound [z], while the regular plural sounds [z] and [z] were difficult to produce.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร สักทอง : วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ สถาบันวิจัยและพัฒนา มหาวิทยาลับราชภัฏกำแพงเพชร
ข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฎในวารสารเป็นวรรณกรรมของผู้เขียนโดยเฉพาะ ซึ่งมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏกำแพงเพชรและบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย
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