Acoustic properties of schwa in Czech English and its relation to spelling
| Thesis title in Czech: | Akustické vlastnosti schwa v české angličtině v závislosti na psané podobě |
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| Thesis title in English: | Acoustic properties of schwa in Czech English and its relation to spelling |
| Key words: | schwa|angličtina|čeština|rytmus řeči|vokalické redukce|výslovnost |
| English key words: | schwa|English|Czech|speech rhythm|pronunciation teaching |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2021/2022 |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Department of the English Language and ELT Methodology (21-UAJD) |
| Supervisor: | doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D. |
| Author: | hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept. |
| Date of registration: | 01.12.2021 |
| Date of assignment: | 01.12.2021 |
| Administrator's approval: | not processed yet |
| Confirmed by Study dept. on: | 14.12.2021 |
| Date and time of defence: | 16.06.2022 10:00 |
| Date of electronic submission: | 20.05.2022 |
| Date of proceeded defence: | 16.06.2022 |
| Submitted/finalized: | committed by student and finalized |
| Opponents: | Mgr. Iva Hubáčková |
| Guidelines |
| - prostudujte relevantní literaturu týkající se lexikálního přízvuku a vokalické kvality a řečového rytmu v angličtině s důrazem na vokalické redukce
- proveďte manuální segmentaci nahrávek čteného textu od alespoň 6 mluvčích české angličtiny a 2 rodilých mluvčích angličtiny - proveďte akustickou analýzu cílových samohlásek (F1 a F2) - porovnejte obecné i individuální tendence u českých a rodilých mluvčích, interpretujte výsledky ve vztahu ke psané podobě a vyvoďte závěry |
| References |
| Červinková Poesová, K. & Weingartová, L. (2018). Character of vowel reduction in Czech English. In J. Volín & R. Skarnitzl (Eds.), The pronunciation of English by speakers of other languages (96-116). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Cruttenden, A. (2014). Gimson's Pronunciation of English (8th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203784969 Gimson's Pronunciation of English | Alan Cruttenden | Taylor & FrancisSince its first publication in 1962, Gimson’s Pronunciation of English has been the essential reference book for anyone studying or teaching thedoi.org Flemming, E. (2009). The Phonetics of Schwa Vowels. DOI:10.1007/978-0-230-29686-2_5 Flemming, E. & Johnson, S. (2007). Rosa's roses: reduced vowels in American English. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 37, 83-96. Giegerich, H. J. (1992). English phonology: An introduction. Cambridge. (relevant passages) Hawkins, S., & Midgley, J. (2005). Formant frequencies of RP monophthongs in four age groups of speakers. Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 35(2), 183-199. doi:10.1017/S0025100305002124 Roach, P. (2009). English phonetics and phonology: A practical course. Cambridge University Press. Volín, J. (2003). IPA-Based transctiption for Czech students of English. Karolinum. (relevant passages) Volín, J. & Johaníková, T. (2018). Weak structural words in British and Czech English. In: Volín, J. & Skarnitzl, R. (Eds.), The Pronunciation of English by Speakers of Other Languages, 181–195. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Volín, J., Weingartová L. & Skarnitzl, R. (2013). Spectral Characteristics of schwa in Czech accented English. Research in Language, 11.1. doi:10.2478/v10015-012-0008-6 |