Adaptation of the English ER [schwa] to Czech

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Adaptation of the English ER [schwa] to Czech

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The paper discusses whether the way the English sequence er realized as a schwa is phonologically adapted to Czech is a matter of chance, as it appears to be at first sight, or whether there is some regularity behind it. A database of 310 English loanwords evidences that the adaptation may result in a syllabic trill as well as a sequence of the vowel [e] plus a non-syllabic trill (a vocalized trill). A statistical analysis of the distribution of the two options shows several significant correlations with phonological and extra-phonological factors. First of all, the sequence is virtually always adapted as a vocalized trill after vowels, [j] or [l], which is in fact expected phonotactically. It is also nearly always adapted as a syllabic trill after syllables containing a non-short vowel. This result seems to be motivated by the preference for certain types of patterning of syllables within Czech words. The most salient extra-phonological factors influencing the adaption of the sequence are the word frequency and the morphological status of the sequence er in English. The adaptation is thus at least partly a non-random phenomenon, although its results cannot be predicted in a quite large body of words.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Adaptation of the English ER [schwa] to Czech

Popis výsledku anglicky

The paper discusses whether the way the English sequence er realized as a schwa is phonologically adapted to Czech is a matter of chance, as it appears to be at first sight, or whether there is some regularity behind it. A database of 310 English loanwords evidences that the adaptation may result in a syllabic trill as well as a sequence of the vowel [e] plus a non-syllabic trill (a vocalized trill). A statistical analysis of the distribution of the two options shows several significant correlations with phonological and extra-phonological factors. First of all, the sequence is virtually always adapted as a vocalized trill after vowels, [j] or [l], which is in fact expected phonotactically. It is also nearly always adapted as a syllabic trill after syllables containing a non-short vowel. This result seems to be motivated by the preference for certain types of patterning of syllables within Czech words. The most salient extra-phonological factors influencing the adaption of the sequence are the word frequency and the morphological status of the sequence er in English. The adaptation is thus at least partly a non-random phenomenon, although its results cannot be predicted in a quite large body of words.

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D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60202 - Specific languages

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA16-06012S" target="_blank" >GA16-06012S: Fonologie českých anglicismů</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název statě ve sborníku

Contributions to the 22nd annual scientific conference of the Association of Slavists (Polyslav)

ISBN

978-3-447-11405-9

ISSN

2363-8605

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

18-27

Název nakladatele

Harrassowitz Verlag

Místo vydání

Wiesbaden

Místo konání akce

Łódź

Datum konání akce

10. 9. 2018

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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