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Glottal Stop and Linking in Czech English
SALABOVÁ, Dita
This diploma thesis focuses on some aspects of pronunciation of Czech speakers of English, which receive relatively little attention, notably on phenomena known as glottal stop and lin-king. The thesis starts from a comparison of the Czech and English phonological system, fol-lowed by a detailed description of the glottal stop and its use. It also provides an explanation of phenomena in English used for smooth transition between words, i.e. linking phonemes r, l and w, and intrusive r, which lie in the focus of the work. In Chapter Six the main focus turns onto a text containing the above mentioned features and its analysis. The research itself is based on authentic recordings of both Czech and native English speakers reading the text. In the following part are analysed established features. In Chapter Seven the author formulates the general principles and implications for teaching methodology, which could help students of English improve their pronunciation with respect to linking and minimise the interference between the languages, manifested as an overuse of glottal stop in spoken English.
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