| Phonological Background for the KAEPS system |
When speaking an L2 (second/foreign language), most adult learners tend
to have some consistent or fossilized accent. Such an accent, regarded
as their interlanguage (IL)
phonology, is apt to be greatly influenced by their L1 (native language)
phonology. That is, they usually try to keep their L1 syllable
structure and tend to transfer some of their L1 phonological rules to
their L2 pronunciation.
In order to analyze an IL phonology, it is essential to have knowledge
of the corresponding L1 and L2 phonologies. The following sites briefly
describe Korean phonology, English phonology and the interlanguage
phonology of Korean learners of English which are dealt with in the
KAEPS system.