The Realization of the Glottal Stop in Utterances Read by Students of Czech as a Second Language
The Realization of the Glottal Stop in Utterances Read by Students of Czech as a Second Language

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of the research. It investigates the realization of the glottal stop in the speech of non-native speakers learning Czech. The glottal stop, a consonant sound, is used in Czech to delimit words or morphemes starting with a vowel. The research aims to determine if non-native speakers reduce the glottal stop, identify types of deviations, and highlight the need to include glottal stop pronunciation in Czech language teaching from the A1 level. The study involved 61 students with varying levels of Czech proficiency, who read a prepared text. The analysis focused on the error rate in glottal stop realization, comparing speakers based on their mother tongue and language competence. Results showed that the most problematic sections were combinations with prepositions and complete sentences. The study emphasizes the importance of teaching the glottal stop to improve the overall quality of spoken Czech for non-native speakers.

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