Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2011, 13(1):67-71 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2011.1.67-71

Slovak-English Vocalic Approximation

Zdena Kralova1, Julius Zimmermann2
1 Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zilina, Slovakia
2 Department of Slovak Studies, Slavonic Philologies, and Communication, Faculty of Arts, P. J. Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia

The article is focused on the quality of English pronunciation of Slovak native speakers reflected in the formant structure of their short English vowels compared to the reference formant values of short English and Slovak vowels. The primary objective is to detect the level of phonic approximation within the system of English short vowels.

Keywords: pronunciation. Slovak. English. short vowels

Published: March 31, 2011  Show citation

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