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The study aims to figure out the phonological variations of sounds elision realized by Taiwanese university students in pronouncing several English phrases. Eight native Taiwanese students were chosen to support the analysis of the study. They consisted of 8 males and 8 females from the college of humanities and literature of Chung Chen University and from the faculty of foreign languages of Asia University, Taiwan. The study used a descriptive qualitative design. According to Ary, Jacob and Sorensen (2010), qualitative researchers seek to understand a phenomenon by focusing on the total picture rather than breaking it down into variables. The goal is a holistic picture and depth of understanding rather than a numeric analysis of data. After analyzing the data, it was found that the pronunciation of the elision of initial /h/, final /t/ and final /d/ sound realized by the Taiwanese university students were varied. Some still pronounced them and some elided them.
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Anderson, A., Lynch, T. 1988. Listening. In the Series Language and Teaching: A scheme for teacher education. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ary, D., Jacob, L., Sorensen, C. 2010. Introduction to Research in Education. 8th. Edition. USA: WARDSWORTH Cengage Learning.
Collins, B., Mees, I.M. 2006. Accessing English phonetics and phonology. Handelshøjskolens Forlag
Crystal, D. 2003. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (Fifth Edition). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers
Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., Hyams, N. 2003. An Introduction to Language. Boston: Thomson/Heinle.
Giegerich, H.J. 1992. English Phonology: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Lillet, A. 2007. Linking of American English. Washington D.C, USA: Seattle Learning Academy
Maxwell, C. 2010. Connected Speech Phenomena: Assimilation, Elision, Linking, and Weakening (A Study of Japanese L2 Learners). Asia University Journal. 66-71
Seong, Y.A. 2008. Evaluating an Instrument for Assessing Connected Speech Performance Using Facets Analysis. Journal of Second Language Studies. 45-101
Wiese, R. 2006. Phonology: Overview. Elsevier Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics. 562-564
Williamson, G. 2015. Human Communication 101 (English Speech Sounds). USA: SL Therapy Ltd.
Yellop, C., Clark, J. 1990. An introduction to phonetics and phonology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.