The formant structure of vowels as a parameter for the realization of a rhythmic word structure in the speech of Azerbaijan-based Russian speakers

Nekrylova V. P.

the current article presents the results of a phonetic experiment conducted in 2019–2020. The research is aimed to analyze the rhythmic structure of words in the interfering speech of Russian speakers who live in Azerbaijan. The localization of the formant regions of stressed vowels and unstressed syllables in the speech of Russian speakers in an Azerbaijani-speaking environment was considered. In the speech of members of the diaspora, in most cases, realizations are recorded with the placement of vowel formant regions that is normative for the modern Russian literary language (which is explained by the special form of coexistence of the Russian and Azerbaijani languages). At the same time, among the native speakers of the Russian language in the Azerbaijani-speaking environment, the potential area of movement of the formant regions of the vowels towards the lower rise and more of the front row (which is characteristic of the vowels of the Azerbaijani language) is determined. This localization indicates a possible area of deformation of the rhythmic structure of the Russian phonetic word due to the influence of the Russian-Azerbaijani interference.

Keywords:Russian language, Azerbaijani language, rhythmic structure of a word, interference, word stress, formant structure of vowels.