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Phonetic Aspects of the Acquisition of Czech by Cuban Speakers
Gonzálezová, Julie ; Čermák, Petr (advisor) ; Krinková, Zuzana (referee)
This thesis examines the differences between the Czech and Cuban phonological inventory. It aims to give a theoretical overview of both systems, to define phonemes, which do not exist in Cuban Spanish, and based on recordings of Cuban speakers living in Prague to give evidence of how they pronounce these phonemes. The paper is divided into two parts: in the theoretical part, the inventory of vowels and consonants in both Czech and Cuban language is thoroughly described, consequently the differences between those two inventories, and then the phonemes problematic for Cuban speakers are identified. In the experimental part, all the realizations of Czech phonemes appearing in the recordings are described. The paper looks at the realizations of Czech vowels and consonants in light of four main variables (level of Czech language, length of stay in Czechia, language used at home, and language used at work). Finally, the results of the research are summarized. Even though, there are quite a few different variations of the pronunciation, as the level of language goes up (also because of other variables), the number of variations is decreasing, in certain cases to only one variation that is corresponding with the pronunciation of the Czech speakers. Keywords Contrastive Phonetics; Czech; Cuban Spanish;...
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Phonetic Features of Cuban Spanish
Gonzálezová, Julie ; Černikovská, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Čermák, Petr (referee)
GONZÁLEZOVÁ, Julie: Phonetic Features of Cuban Spanish. [Bachelor thesis]. - Charles University. Faculty of Arts; Department of Romance studies. Hispanic studies. - Supervisor: Mgr. Štěpánka Černikovská, Ph.D. Prague: FF UK, 2017. pp. 44. This thesis examines selected phonetic phenomena of the Spanish spoken in Cuba, providing a theoretical overview of them in current literature and, consequently, giving some evidence of their presence in Cuba with factors that are likely to affect them, based on recordings of native Cuban speakers. The paper is divided into two parts: in the theoretical part, important phonetic changes relevant to consonants and vowels are described, including how, where and under what circumstances they occur. In the experimental part, the paper deals with five particular phenomena (seseo, aspiration and elision of /s/, aspiration of /x/, yeísmo, lambdacism), that have a great impact on the realization of Spanish consonants, in light of three variables (type of discourse, geographical classification, education). This part with the results of the research shows that the selected features are vivid components of Cuban Spanish, with all possible phonetic and non-phonetic factors, that might be of importance in their implementation, being presented as well. The work also includes...
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