A Contrastive Study Between RP And GA Segmental Features

A CONTRASTIVE STUDY BETWEEN RP AND GA SEGMENTAL FEATURES Aulianisa Netasya Salam Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta aulianisans@yahoo.com Dr. Maryadi, M.A Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta mar243@ums.ac.id This research is a contrastive study aimed to describe the similarities and the differences between RP and GA segmental features. This research used descriptive-qualitative method which collected the data from the YouTube video. The study found that the similarities between RP and GA segmental sounds in initial, medial, and final positions are [ɪ], [ə], [eɪ], [ͻɪ], [p], [b], [t], [d], [tʃ], [θ], [g], [f], [v], [s], [z], [ʃ], [m], [n], [l]. The similar sounds found in initial and medial positions are [ӕ], [tʃ], [dȝ], [ð], [h], [w], [j]; in medial and final positions are [aɪ], [k], [ȝ], [ղ]; in initial position is [r] and in medial positions: [ʊ], [ʌ], [ɛ]. Then the differences sound between RP and GA segmental features have been found in initial and medial positions are [ͻ], [ɑ:]; in medial and final positions are [ɪə], [əʊ], in initial position is [ʌ], [eə] whereas in medial position is [ɒ], [i:], [u:], [ͻ:], [ʊə], [t]