A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM

ABSTRACT

This research entitled A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM is intended to explain about phonemic system of Mandarin and English. This research also discusses the allophone variation and also the suprasegmental.

This research uses qualitative method. The data are taken from books, dictionary, and also oral speaking. The researcher analyzes the data which is not designed using statistics procedures. To collect the data, the researcher uses Metode Simak (Observation Method). The researcher also uses Teknik Catat (Writing Technique) to collect the data. The researcher uses comparative analysis to analyze and describe the data by comparing two languages based on the kind of sounds of each language. The researcher uses phonological approach as the basic knowledge background to analyze some problems in this research paper.

The result of the research shows that there are some different phones between English and Mandarin phonemic system. The different speech sounds (phone) between English and Mandarin are in initial sounds and final sounds. This research also shows the difference function of suprasegmental phoneme especially the tone between English and Mandarin.

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION