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English Consonant Clusters Difficulties for EFL Iraqi Learners

Rosa Salah Hassan

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The consonant strings, one of the most important phonological phenomena, are the subject of this study. Consonant strings are the various combinations of sounds that can begin or end a syllable in a language. The majority of Iraqi EFL students have trouble creating some English consonant strings. The purpose of this study is to analyze the challenges faced by Iraqi EFL learners and to provide sufficient background information on the concepts of phoneme, consonant strings, and phonotactics.

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The consonant strings, one of the most important phonological phenomena, are the subject of this study. Consonant strings are the various combinations of sounds that can begin or end a syllable in a language. The majority of Iraqi EFL students have trouble creating some English consonant strings. The purpose of this study is to analyze the challenges faced by Iraqi EFL learners and to provide sufficient background information on the concepts of phoneme, consonant strings, and phonotactics.

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The consonant strings, one of the most important phonological phenomena, are the subject of this study. Consonant strings are the various combinations of sounds that can begin or end a syllable in a language. The majority of Iraqi EFL students have trouble creating some English consonant strings. The purpose of this study is to analyze the challenges faced by Iraqi EFL learners and to provide sufficient background information on the concepts of phoneme, consonant strings, and phonotactics.

Key concepts: Phonotactics, Consonant cluster, Consonant, Syllable, Linguistics, Computer science, Subject (documents), Phonology

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