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Vybrané hláskové jevy severovýchodočeské nářeční oblasti v korpusu DIALEKT
Phone-level phenomena of the Northeast Bohemia region in the DIALEKT corpus

Author(s): Hana Goláňová, Martina Waclawičová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: spoken corpora; dialect corpora; phonetic features of dialects

Summary/Abstract: DIALEKT is the newest specialized corpus of spoken Czech. It contains recordings of Czech dialects, along with two layers of transcripts: a dialectological one and an orthographic one. It is thus a useful tool for studying the phonetics of Czech dialects. The present article explores four phone-level phenomena in the Northeast Bohemia region, and the lexicalization process they seem to be undergoing. Remnants of the original bilabial w, in the guise of rounded w and non-syllabic u̯, are still well-attested in this dialect region, whereas the last vestiges of hard l and hard y are so scarce that they will in all likelihood disappear with the current oldest generation.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 3-15
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Czech