Prominence and Melody Mistakes in the Spontaneous Speech of Czech Learners of English

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Prominence and Melody Mistakes in the Spontaneous Speech of Czech Learners of English

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The differences in English and Czech melody, accentuation, and rhythm patterns are viewed in the article as most likely causes of the Czech learners‘ intonation mistakes. The article aims at identifying these mistakes to help Czech students achieve better intelligibility of their spontaneous English speech. The results of the auditory and acoustic analyses, including the British native speakers‘ perceptual assessment of the Czech accent, are employed to identify the problematic areas of L2 intonation acquisition. An attempt is made to link these areas, namely the insufficient expression of prominence, differences in speech segmentation, and the choice of melody patterns, with L1 intonation transfer. The article concludes that although these mistakes do not pose a severe obstruction to communication, focused classroom instruction aimed at overcoming the Czech language interference will significantly facilitate English intonation acquisition and improve the general intelligibility of students‘ speech.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Prominence and Melody Mistakes in the Spontaneous Speech of Czech Learners of English

Popis výsledku anglicky

The differences in English and Czech melody, accentuation, and rhythm patterns are viewed in the article as most likely causes of the Czech learners‘ intonation mistakes. The article aims at identifying these mistakes to help Czech students achieve better intelligibility of their spontaneous English speech. The results of the auditory and acoustic analyses, including the British native speakers‘ perceptual assessment of the Czech accent, are employed to identify the problematic areas of L2 intonation acquisition. An attempt is made to link these areas, namely the insufficient expression of prominence, differences in speech segmentation, and the choice of melody patterns, with L1 intonation transfer. The article concludes that although these mistakes do not pose a severe obstruction to communication, focused classroom instruction aimed at overcoming the Czech language interference will significantly facilitate English intonation acquisition and improve the general intelligibility of students‘ speech.

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CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60201 - General language studies

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Skase Journal of Theoretical Linguistics

ISSN

1336-782X

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Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

SK - Slovenská republika

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

2-17

Kód UT WoS článku

000926444500001

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