CHINESE ACCENT IN THE PRONUNCIATION OF RUSSIAN HARD VIBRANT AND THE WAYS OF ITS ELIMINATION

Abstract

The article provides an analysis of the Chinese students’ erroneous pronunciation of Russian hard vibrant, identifies works on the elimination of the Chinese accent. The article analyzes the pronunciation of Russian [р] (r) in Chinese and Russian speakers by an experimental method. The pronunciation of the Russian hard vibrant consonant is compared among native speakers of Chinese and Russian. The reasons for the emergence of Chinese accent while pronouncing the Russian [р] are revealed. Particular attention is paid to the Chinese students’ erroneous pronunciation of [p] in the position after the consonant at the end of a word (in words like центр). The author proposes a specific Chinese accent when pronouncing the combination [тр] in words like центр: a mixture of grammatical forms. On the basis of the study, methodological developments are proposed to correct the pronunciation of the trembling in the Chinese audience.