Chinese putonghua is the official language in China, The students in China begin to study English after mastering the Chinese quite well, the pronunciation of English is influenced by mother language greatly. There ar...Chinese putonghua is the official language in China, The students in China begin to study English after mastering the Chinese quite well, the pronunciation of English is influenced by mother language greatly. There are many pronunciation difficulties that have been encountered by Chinese students, resulting from the interference of their mother tongue: Mandarin (Chinese putonghua). This paper mainly discusses the relationship among Mandarin and English pronunciation. Besides, it provides the teachers and the EFL learners some suggestions to eliminate the negative transfer to improve the students' pronunciation.展开更多
文摘Chinese putonghua is the official language in China, The students in China begin to study English after mastering the Chinese quite well, the pronunciation of English is influenced by mother language greatly. There are many pronunciation difficulties that have been encountered by Chinese students, resulting from the interference of their mother tongue: Mandarin (Chinese putonghua). This paper mainly discusses the relationship among Mandarin and English pronunciation. Besides, it provides the teachers and the EFL learners some suggestions to eliminate the negative transfer to improve the students' pronunciation.