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This document summarizes a research study that analyzed how Brazilian learners of English pronounce the regular past tense grammatical ending spelled -ed. The study found that the two Brazilian informants correctly pronounced words ending in /t/ or /d/ but often mispronounced words ending in voiceless sounds with an incorrect /d/ sound. The researcher attributes this to influence from Portuguese spelling and differences between English and Portuguese pronunciation patterns. The document proposes having stud

Author

Michelle Garcia

Language

EN