The relations between phonotactics and speech rhythm in Czech
Autor: | Eliška Churaňová |
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Jazyk: | Czech<br />German<br />English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />French |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Zdroj: | Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philologica, Vol 2019, Iss 2, Pp 97-108 (2019) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0567-8269 2464-6830 24646830 |
DOI: | 10.14712/24646830.2019.20 |
Popis: | The main objective of this study is to explore the relationships between the phonotactic structure of the Czech stress-group and rhythm of speech. Three most frequent consonantal-vocalic (CV) structures of Czech two-syllable stress-groups were selected for the purpose of this study: CVCV, CVCCV, and CCVCV. In an auditory experiment, which contained the mutual comparison of stress-groups or the comparison of a stress-group and a low-frequency shadow of a stress-group, the respondents established how similar the rhythmic pattern of each couple of stress-groups sounded. The results indicate that the position of a consonantal cluster within the stress-group is the strongest phonotactic factor in perception of the rhythmic similarity. The number of consonants within a consonantal cluster and the presence of a long vowel in both stress-groups are considered weaker factors for perceiving the rhythmic similarity by the respondents. Possibilities for a follow-up research are proposed for the factors that did not reach statistical significance, i.e., the difference in sonority or voicing of consonants. |
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