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An Acoustic Analysis Of The Monophthongs Of Penang Malay, Muhamad Farid Abdul Latiff
An Acoustic Analysis Of The Monophthongs Of Penang Malay, Muhamad Farid Abdul Latiff
Student Works (2020-2029)
The study aims to examine acoustically the production of monophthongs of Penang Malay by five (5) selected female participants who are of the Jawi Peranakan community. Two (2) female participants of Standard Malay were also selected as a comparator to Penang Malay. The first research question focuses on the acoustic features of Penang Malay and Standard Malay based on their formant frequencies of F1 and F2, while the second research question examines the similarities and differences between Penang Malay and Standard Malay based on their acoustic properties. The target vowels are: [a], [i], [u], [ɛ], [ɔ], [ə], [e], and [o]. …
Kesan Kemahiran Pemprosesan Fonologi Terhadap Pembacaan Awal Kanak-Kanak Tri Bahasa, Fung Lan Loo
Kesan Kemahiran Pemprosesan Fonologi Terhadap Pembacaan Awal Kanak-Kanak Tri Bahasa, Fung Lan Loo
Student Works (2020-2029)
Kemahiran pemprosesan fonologi merupakan kemahiran yang diperlukan dalam pemprosesan bahasa lisan dan bertulis dengan menggunakan maklumat fonologi. Kepentingan kemahiran pemprosesan fonologi dalam pembacaan awal bukan terhad kepada bahasa berabjad seperti Bahasa Inggeris, tetapi juga menyumbang kepada bahasa bukan berabjad seperti Bahasa Cina. Kajian ini bertujuan mengkaji tentang kesan kemahiran pemprosesan terhadap pembacaan awal kanak-kanak dalam tiga bahasa iaitu Bahasa Cina (L1), Bahasa Inggeris (L2) dan Bahasa Melayu (L3). Kajian ini melibatkan seramai 150 orang kanak-kanak Cina berumur enam hingga tujuh tahun dari enam buah Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina di Selangor, Malaysia. Sampel diuji dengan set ujian yang menilai keupayaan …
An Instrumental Study Of Front Oral Monophthongs In Kensiu, Azizan Adilah
An Instrumental Study Of Front Oral Monophthongs In Kensiu, Azizan Adilah
Student Works (2020-2029)
This paper acoustically examines the front oral vowels of Kensiu, a highly endangered Austroasiatic language spoken in Peninsular Malaysia. Although there have been initial studies on the phonology of Kensiu, (Bishop, 1996; Burenhult, 2001), these are mainly on the variety spoken in Thailand. This far, there is a lack of studies especially those based on the acoustic analysis. The changes in the sounds of Kensiu are likely to have taken place with increasing contact with the local Malay community in Kedah where the only Kensiu village is located. This paper aims to fill the gap by examining the acoustic properties …