A Comparative Study of a Phonological System Between Tamil and English Languages

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dc.contributor.authorNihla, M.N.F.
dc.contributor.authorRiyath, M.I.M.
dc.contributor.authorFasmila, M.N.F.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-19T06:38:12Z
dc.date.available2021-02-19T06:38:12Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractComparative linguistics is the branch of linguistics that is concerned with the similarities and differences between languages. English and Tamil languages belong to two different language families. The comparative analysis of the phonological system between these languages is hard to find in literature. Therefore, this paper aimed to attempt a comparative study of the phonological system between these two Languages. Furthermore, this study investigated the difficulties encountered by Tamil language speakers in the area of phonology when they learn the English language. The study reviewed related previous studies and used them as authentic phonological materials. First, this research has identified phonological systems in the area of alphabetical, lexical, phonological comparisons. In the alphabetical comparison, it found that English has both Capital and Simple letters, but not in the Tamil language. Both languages consist of both vowels and consonants. But in Tamil, it has an extra alphabetical category, it is called Uyirmei eluthukkal (mixed of vowel and consonant). Further, the fricativisation process has been identified in Tamil phonology and it was marked by a grapheme known as Aytham. Moreover, the Tamil language has used five more Alphabet from Grantha alphabets. In the lexical comparison, English does not have categories of phonemes, but in Tamil has long and short phonemes of vowels. Further, some phones are considered as allophones in the Tamil language. But in English, they are considered as phones. Furthermore, some Silent words that are used in English but not in Tamil. Moreover, they are phonetically Antonyms in both languages. Finally, a major difficulty for Tamil speakers that when pronouncing in English, stress is important. But it does not in Tamil. This study concludes that some considerable phonological similarities and differences exist between both Tamil and English languages. Keywords: Differences, English, Language phonological system, Tamilen_US
dc.identifier.isbn9789550481293
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/6067/proceeding_oct_08-424.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;International Research Conference
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectLinguistics Studyen_US
dc.subjectLanguageen_US
dc.subjectTamil and English Languagesen_US
dc.titleA Comparative Study of a Phonological System Between Tamil and English Languagesen_US
dc.title.alternativeInternational Research Conference 2020en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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