Phonological Interference of Kabyle over French Sounds Pronunciation.

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the phonological interference of Kabyle variety in speaking the French language in Tiaret speech community. It attempts to cast the light on the influence of Kabyle variety as mother tongue on the pronunciation of French language, and explores the mispronounced French sounds by the Berber speakers. In fact, this research adopted mixed methods of research, both quantitative and qualitative paradigms, in which a questionnaire was designed for thirty Berber speakers in Tiaret speech community, as well as a video record of three Berber people. After interpreting the collected data, the main findings of this study show that the majority of Berber speakers rely on the phonological system of their mother tongue when speaking French. In addition, the result indicates that most Berber speakers use Kabyle accent when they speak French, which leads them to mispronounce certain French sounds.