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• Published in: Global journal al-thaqafah Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 78 - 83
• Main Author: Paharal Radzi, Majdan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 31.12.2020
• ISSN: 2232-0474; 2232-0482
• DOI: 10.7187/GJAT122020-9

Experimental phonetics is one of the branches of general phonetics and this discipline studies phonetics using experimental approach. Research in experimental phonetics is conducted to enhance the physical features of language sound and identifying any phonetical similarities or differences between two languages. Previous studies have shown that common issues in speech are related to language transfer and interference in second language pronunciation. This error can be referred to a theory by Lado (1957) that states that foreign sounding phonemes can create difficulties among speakers influenced by their mother tongues. Meanwhile, it was found that for phonemes sounding similar to those in Bahasa Melayu (Malay), speakers do not exhibit any difficulty in articulating the sounds. This study aims to analyze the acoustic features of plosive sounds for the Malay and Arabic languages, targeted to highlight any similar or different sound between Malay and Arabic via experimental phonetics approach. Speech analyses on subjects were completed entirely at the UKM phonetics lab of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. The part selected as token of the studies was analyzed using the PRAAT software. Spectrographic analysis specific for the first syllable is involved with measuring Voice Onset Time. This study has highlighted several important matters pertaining to the acoustics features of the Malay and Arabic languages. The findings of this study have highlighted the Long Lag and pharyngealization phenomena in the Arabic language speech, which was found to be different as compared to the Malay language that generally features Short Voicing Lag and Voicing lead. The findings have confirmed that there is an influence of L1 in L2 speeches.