Help talk:IPA/Slovak/Archive 1

Unsure about some of our transcriptions
Hello. I'm unsure whether the following words have alveolar or palatal sounds. Perhaps could help?
 * Daniela, as in Daniela Hantuchová - the guy on the Forvo recording quite clearly pronounces, not . Therefore, is the correct transcription?
 * Are the words Rastislav Štefánik (as in Milan Rastislav Štefánik) pronounced, or is the transcription wrong?
 * Is the stress on TA3 (news channel) and TA3 (1991–92) correct? Peter238 (talk) 01:37, 27 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello . I am absolutely certain that both words have palatal sounds so and  are correct. I am not sure about TA3 though. It seems to me that the third character (3) may be pronounced with more stress. Radoslav Ivan (talk) 00:15, 29 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Peter238 (talk) 19:48, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
 * What about Dominika (as in Dominika Cibulková) and Monika (as in Monika Hilmerová)? Are the nasals alveolar or palatal? Peter238 (talk) 22:42, 29 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi there . They are nasals alveoral. And I am glad to see how the page "Help talk:IPA for Slovak" is improving. Radoslav Ivan (talk) 01:09, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm glad to help. The corresponding phonology page will also be improved, especially the section about consonants. Three more things:
 * Are the examples of the voice assimilation correct? I chose some of them from the articles on Slovak Wikipedia, but I have a poor understanding of your language.
 * Does the word-initial cause the word-final consonant of the preceding word to voice, just like the other obstruents?
 * Is the onset permissible in Slovak, or is only the corresponding voiceless  possible? Peter238 (talk) 01:38, 6 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello
 * Yes, I have checked the examples and they are all correct.
 * Yes, the word-initial [ɦ] causes the word-final consonant of the preceding word to voice, e.g. "byť hlavný" [biɟ ɦlawniː].
 * They are both possible. Example for /vɦ/: "vhadzovať" [vɦadzoʋac], example for /fx/: "vchádzať" [fxaːdzac]. Radoslav Ivan (talk) 00:19, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Peter238 (talk) 00:41, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * One more question: is there any Slovak word that ends with $\langledz\rangle$? Peter238 (talk) 22:01, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Another question: does the word-initial cause the preceding word-final voiceless obstruent to voice, or does it stay voiceless? Peter238 (talk) 22:13, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello User:Peter238. There are some words that end with $\langledz\rangle$. However, only verbs in imperative mood second-person singular: Jedz! (Eat!), Vedz! (Know!). In same style, some verbs end with $\langledž\rangle$. 213.151.215.195 (talk) 20:42, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Could you give me an example of a word that ends with $\langledž\rangle$? Peter238 (talk) 21:59, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Hádž! (Throw!) 213.151.215.195 (talk) 13:16, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! Peter238 (talk) 13:34, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

dz, dʒ, ts, tʃ
In Slovak, these examples are pronounced as one sound. Therefore they should be transcribed with d͡z, d͡ʒ, t͡s, t͡ʃ. 213.151.215.195 (talk) 21:51, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Feel free to change that if you want, I don't have a problem with that. Peter238 (talk) 21:58, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. 213.151.215.195 (talk) 13:16, 24 January 2016 (UTC)