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ERIC Number: EJ144889
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Minimal Sentences
Utley, D.
English Language Teaching Journal, 30, 1, 19-21, Oct 75
Minimal pairs as at present used in the ESL classroom are uncontextualized bits of language that are of little use to the ESL teacher. An alternative, minimal sentences, is described here. Minimal sentences give context and meaning to the sound contrasts. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Phonology, Pronunciation Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sentences, Teaching Methods
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Identifiers: Minimal Pairs; Minimal Sentences