THE IMPACT OF VOWEL SYNHARMONY IN KIPCHAK DIALECTS ON ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

Abstract

The Kipchak dialect spoken in Surkhandarya exhibits distinct vowel synharmony patterns that negatively affect the acquisition of English pronunciation among its speakers. This study examines how these vowel harmonization features, unique to the Kipchak dialect, create challenges in accurately producing English vowel sounds. Native speakers of the Kipchak dialect often apply their native vowel harmonization rules to English, resulting in mispronunciations and difficulties in distinguishing between similar vowel sounds. In contrast, English learners from nonKipchak dialect backgrounds do not encounter these specific issues. The study includes a detailed analysis of the vowel system in the Kipchak dialect and provides examples of pronunciation errors in English