![]() ![]() ![]() Looking at the gender performances, the difference between the male and female performance is insignificant as the male had 55.7% while the female’s performance was 54.5%. The results revealed that 54.98% of the subjects could conform to the rules of English phonology while a remarkable proportion of 45.02% deviated from the SBE phonological rules. The Longman talking Dictionary served as control. The data was analysed using simple percentage to determine the subjects’ levels of conformity with the SBE phonological processes. The perceptual (auditory) method of analysis was adopted. The second stage involved the filling of questionnaire. The items were first read aloud and recorded with SFS/WASP computer program. The process of data collection involved two stages. Fifty words were used to test the proficiency of fifty subjects in this area of study. Chomsky and Halle’s (1968) Generative Phonology was adapted as the theoretical framework for the study. This paper therefore investigated the application of English phonological rules in the speech of undergraduate students of English language to ascertain how well they have internalized the phonological rules as taught. Phonological processes, which account for proper pronunciation in English, are very crucial aspects of English phonology, which undergraduates students of English are expected to observe being role models. The spoken genre of English has been observed to pose a great challenge to the Nigerian users of English.
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