PRZEPONA NADAJE MOCY SŁOWOM (...) – WIEDZA STUDENTÓW POLONISTYKI Z ZAKRESU EMISJI GŁOSU (REKONESANS)
The diaphragm gives power to words... – the knowledge of voice production among students of Polish studies (reconnaissance)

Summary/Abstract: Voice production is an obligatory subject for those philology students who wish to obtain teaching qualifications. The level of rudimental knowledge with this respect among students beginning their university education is the object of this paper. What became the point of departure was the questionnaire survey conducted among the respondents who did not attend phonetics and phonology classes. The survey questionnaire comprised 5 questions: How is voice produced?; What is diaphragm? What function does it fulfil in (spoken/sung) voice production?; Define voice production. What is this discipline concerned with?; How do you understand the terms ‘diction’ and ‘articulation’?; Enumerate characteristics of a well-produced voice. The knowledge of the respondents proved to be wrong or incomplete, it reinforced common perceptions, it was simplified and grossly schematic. The results of the analysis of student statements presented in this paper can be considered interesting from the documentation point of view and valuable because they show the extreme significance of precision in explaining notions from the primary discipline. They can also serve teachers of this subject, who will work on establishing the knowledge of voice production and theory of phonetics.

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