ANALYSIS OF THE REALISATION OF STRESS PATTERN OF SOME MULTI-SYLLABIC WORDS AMONG SELECTED HAUSA NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Abstract
Languages of the world have phonological peculiarities.
Speakers of Nigerian languages are no exempt. No two
languages have exactly the same phonological rules
regulating the deployment of the sounds. Hence, any Hausa
speaker of English is bound to encounter some difficulties in
speaking the language and vice versa since the two languages
are different. In the most basic sense, second language
learners encounter some problems as a result of their
inability to understand the phonotactic constraint that exist
in the target language, resulting in mispronunciation and
misplacement of stress. The study was carried out using the
Perceptual Assimilation Model (PAM) and Speech
Learning Model (SLM) theories to explore the occurrences
of such misplacement. The respondents' production of the
given exercise was recorded and analysed. The respondents
for the research were from Kano and Jigawa states
respectively.Interview method was used for 100 respondents
and they were reduced to 20 by selecting 4 using random
sampling from the five groups of 20 each which ensure a
feasible and successful analysis. Data analysis used tables
based on the respondent's pronunciation syllabic-ally. Each
word category was allocated a table containing the words, as
well as its IPA/RP transcription, stressed syllable, and a
summary of respondent's realisation. The study finds out
that the roles of stress in communication cannot be
overemphasized because it affects understanding which is
very paramount to language use. The result of the
investigation shows that misplacement of stress on syllable
is mostly caused by the influence of mother-tongue
interference. The research concludes that stress
misplacement is mostly done because of the effect and
dominance of Hausa language. The research also shows the
importance of right placement of stress and how important
the stress is to effective human communication.
Keywords
Realisation of Stress Pattern
Multi-syllabic Words
Hausa Native Speakers
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How to Cite
ONWOCHEI, M. O., & ABDULLAHI, A. U. (2024). ANALYSIS OF THE REALISATION OF STRESS PATTERN OF SOME MULTI-SYLLABIC WORDS AMONG SELECTED HAUSA NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 15(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2024.jgeuwgoa
M. O. ONWOCHEI, and A. U. ABDULLAHI, "ANALYSIS OF THE REALISATION OF STRESS PATTERN OF SOME MULTI-SYLLABIC WORDS AMONG SELECTED HAUSA NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 7-15, January 2024. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.jgeuwgoa
