Acoustic properties of word stress in read Czech English

• Název práce v češtině: Akustické vlastnosti slovního přízvuku ve čtené české anglictině
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Acoustic properties of word stress in read Czech English
• Klíčová slova: česká angličtina, cizí přízvuk, slovní přízvuk, přízvučná slabika, trvání, f0, akustické vlastnosti
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Czech English, foreign accent, word stress, word accent, stressed syllable, duration, f0, acoustic cues
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2010/2011
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Fonetický ústav (21-FU)
• Vedoucí / školitel: prof. PhDr. Jan Volín, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 22.08.2011
• Datum zadání: 22.08.2011
• Schválení administrátorem: zatím neschvalováno
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 14.09.2011 00:00
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 22.08.2011
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 14.09.2011
• Odevzdaná/finalizovaná: odevzdaná studentem a finalizovaná
• Oponenti: doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D.

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