LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 11 : 7 July 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

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Phonological Problems Faced By ESL Learners of Burushaski

Sabir Gilgiti, M.A. English, Abdul Qadir Khan, Ph.D. Scholar and
Nadeem Haider Bukhari, Ph.D.

Abstract

The present study aims to look into the problems faced by Burushaski speakers while learning English. The study particularly focuses on the English consonants that are not found in Burushaski language and also on the role of native language in learning these consonants. The study proves that five English consonant phonemes; the post-alveolar voiced fricative /?/, the dental voiceless fricative /?/, the dental voiced fricative /ð/, the labio-dental voiceless fricative /f/, the labiodentals voiced fricative /v/ are problematic for Burushaski speakers, and are replaced with possible resembled Burushaski sounds /d?/,/t?/, /d? /,/P?/ and /w/ respectively. The study concludes that English language learners with Burushaski background should be properly trained to acquire correct English pronunciation. The study is limited to the investigation of English consonant sounds for Burushaski speakers of Nagar.

Introduction Burushaski is the language spoken by the Burusho people living in Gilgit Baltistan. Earlier it was known with the following names: Northern area of Pakistan, Blawaristan and Karakaram. In this area of Pakistan more than five influential languages are spoken, namely, Burushaski, Sheena, Balti , Khowar and Wakhi. These languages are totally different from each other. Each language has two or three dialects. If we talk about the other languages of Pakistan we come to know that each language has resemblance with its neighboring languages but in Gilgit Baltistan each language has its own peculiarities although the speakers of each language reside closely to each other. So, Gilgit Baltistan is rich in languages and a paradise of linguists.

 

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Sabir Gilgiti, MA English
University of AJ&K
Muzaffarabad
Pakistan sabir_gilgiti@hotmail.com

Abdul Qadir Khan, Ph.D. Scholar
University of AJ&K
Muzaffarabad
Pakistan
qadirabbasi@yahoo.com

Nadeem Haider Bukhari, Ph.D.
University of AJ&K
Muzaffarabad
Pakistan
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