The contrastive analysis of vowel characteristics in Russian English

• Thesis title in Czech: Kontrastivní analýza samohláskových charakteristik ruské angličtiny
• Thesis title in English: The contrastive analysis of vowel characteristics in Russian English
• Key words: samohlásky|vokalický formant|cizinecký přízvuk|interference|ruštinа|аngličtinа|аkustická аnаlýzа
• English key words: vowels|vocalic formant|foreign accent|interference|russian|English|acoustic analysis
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2016/2017
• Thesis type: Bachelor's thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of the English Language and ELT Methodology (21-UAJD)
• Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Jan Volín, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 15.06.2017
• Date of assignment: 15.06.2017
• Administrator's approval: not processed yet
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 19.06.2017
• Date and time of defence: 04.09.2018 00:00
• Date of electronic submission: 02.08.2018
• Date of proceeded defence: 04.09.2018
• Submitted/finalized: committed by student and finalized
• Opponents: doc. Luca Cilibrasi, Ph.D.

Guidelines

Řešitelka prostuduje problematiku osvojování nemateřského jazyka a zpracuje poznatky týkající se samohláskových systémů. Nahraje 8 až 10 respondentů, kteří ovládají angličtinu na úrovni B1-B2 ERR a jejich mateřštinou je ruština. Ruský přízvuk v angličtině je nutno ověřit. Nahrávky řešitelka označkuje na úrovních promluvový úsek – mluvní takt – hláska a stejnou přípravu provede i ve srovnatelných, již existujících nahrávkách britské angličtiny (Pražský fonetický korpus). Analýzy akustických vlastností samohlásek ve vzorcích rodilé a ruské angličtiny umožní jejich vzájemné porovnání. Výsledky vztáhne řešitelka k sociolingvistickým deskriptorům mluvčích.

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