The Stressed Vowel [a] in the Pronunciation of Polish Women from Kazakhstan Cover Image

Akcentowana samogłoska [a] w mowie Polek z Kazachstanu
The Stressed Vowel [a] in the Pronunciation of Polish Women from Kazakhstan

Author(s): Justyna Garczyńska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: dialektologia; fonetyka akustyczna; polszczyzna w Kazachstanie; samogłoska; dialectology; acoustic phonetics; Polish language in Kazakhstan; vowel

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to provide a phonetic description of the stressed vowel [a] used in the pronunciation of ten Polish women living in the Kokchetav Rayon (northern Kazakhstan) in the double-sided context of hard vowels. Acoustic phonetic methods and statistics were used in the research. The pronunciation of the vowel in question has been compared with relevant realisations in the general Polish, Russian and Ukrainian language.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 215-222
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish