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A Comparison Analysis of Spanish Phonological System and English Phonological System
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Abstract
Nowadays, a total of 580 million people speak Spanish in the world, and over the years, Spanish has become a worldwide language spoken by millions. As there is an increasing number of English learners around the globe who speak Spanish as well, it is worthwhile to study the benefits and the obstacles during the learning process. However, most of the study existed focus on the pronunciation and dialects of Spanish and English, and there are few studies focus on the phonological system analysis of both languages. In this research, the phonological systems of Spanish and English are briefly reviewed. By comparing the vowels and consonants in both languages, it highlights the differences and challenges that learners may face when learning Spanish and English phonology. The characteristics of the two languages are highly different, despite the fact that they share a few other phonological patterns and many phonemes, such as vowel sounds, consonant sounds, sentence structure, and sentence stress. This study also emphasizes the importance of practice and understanding these distinctions to improve pronunciation and communication skills in both languages.
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Spanish phonological system, English phonological system, comparison
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Zhang,H. (2023). A Comparison Analysis of Spanish Phonological System and English Phonological System. Communications in Humanities Research,21,97-103.
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