Suciati, Rahma Alvya and Novarita, Paulina and Sopiah, Siti (2026) A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FRICATIVE SOUND PRODUCTION (/θ/ and /ð/) BY STUDENTS WITH INDONESIAN AND SUNNDANESE ACCENTS. S1 thesis, Universitas Islam Nusantara.

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Abstract

The accurate production of English dental fricative sounds /θ/ and /ð/ remains a persistent challenge for Indonesian learners of English because these phonemes are absent from most regional accent systems. Although numerous studies have examined pronunciation errors among Indonesian EFL learners, limited attention has been given to comparing pronunciation performance across different regional accents. This study addresses this gap by comparing the production of English dental fricative sounds by students with Indonesian and Sundanese accents. Employing a qualitative descriptive case study, the research collected data through pronunciation tasks, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires administered to English Education students at Universitas Islam Nusantara. Pronunciation data were transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and analyzed through phonetic comparison, while interview and questionnaire responses were examined descriptively to identify factors influencing pronunciation performance. The findings indicate that students with Indonesian and Sundanese accents exhibit remarkably similar pronunciation patterns. Both groups experienced greater difficulty producing the voiceless dental fricative /θ/ than the voiced dental fricative /ð/, with the dominant substitution patterns identified as /θ/ → /t/ and /ð/ → /d/. Furthermore, limited exposure to authentic English pronunciation, insufficient pronunciation practice, articulatory complexity, and the absence of dental fricatives in the participants' habitual accent systems emerged as the primary factors influencing pronunciation difficulties. The study concludes that regional accent differences between Indonesian and Sundanese speakers do not significantly affect the production of English dental fricatives. Instead, pronunciation performance is more strongly influenced by phonological transfer from learners' existing sound systems. These findings contribute to pronunciation pedagogy by providing comparative evidence that may inform the development of pronunciation instruction for Indonesian EFL learners from diverse regional accent backgrounds. Keywords: English pronunciation; dental fricatives; Indonesian accent; Sundanese accent; pronunciation errors; EFL learners.

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