Variable h-epenthesis in the interlanguage of francophone ESL learners

This thesis investigates variable h-epenthesis by francophones in English (e.g., "I hurt my [h]ankle" vs. "my _ankle"). Speech samples from 15 francophones were analyzed via the statistical program GoldVarb. Since epenthetic segments are by definition absent from (and hence unfai...

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Main Author: John, Paul
Format: Others
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/8780/1/MR14168.pdf
John, Paul <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/John=3APaul=3A=3A.html> (2006) Variable h-epenthesis in the interlanguage of francophone ESL learners. Masters thesis, Concordia University.