Fossilization in the Pronunciation of weak-form words in English Committed by Sudanese University Students

Abstract

This study investigates the difficulties of English weak-form words that most Sudanese university students unable to pronounce correctly. The main goal, of this study was to evaluate the students’ performance in pronouncing these forms. The instruments used for collecting data and information included were teachers’ questionnaire and classroom observation. The results revealed that, almost the majority of the participants were unable to pronounce such forms. Moreover, this study provides some recommendations to improve the pronunciation of the English functional words.