Dvojí i v české výslovnosti

• Authors: Radek Skarnitzl

Title variants

EN

Two kinds of i in the pronunciation of Czech

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The study examines the pronunciation of Czech /ɪ/ and /iː/ in the speech of Czech Radio newsreaders. This vocalic contrast has been traditionally described as consisting in duration. The analyses reveal that the duration of the phonologically long /iː/ is only approximately 30% greater than of the phonologically short /ɪ/. As for the analysis of formant values, the short /ɪ/ appears to lie closer to vowels of the /e/-quality than to its long counterpart /iː/. The morphological status of the syllables with /ɪ/ and /iː/, as well as the position within an utterance have been taken into account. The result also indicate interesting idiosyncratic tendencies.

Keywords

CS

čeština; samohlásky; vokalická kvalita; vokalická kvantita

EN

Czech language; vowels; vowel quality; vowel quantity

• Publisher: Institute of the Czech Language, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Naše řeč (Our Speech)
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 141-153
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Radek Skarnitzl

• Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, v. v. i., Letenská 123/4, 118 51 Praha 1, Czech Republic