PT Journal AU Kopeckova, M TI The Vocalic Quality and Vocalic Quantity in the Speech of TV News Presenters on CT 1 SO Bohemica Olomucensia PY 2016 BP 80 EP 97 VL 8 IS 2 DI 10.5507/bo.2016.023 DE phonetics; vowels; vocalic quality; vocalic quantity; analysis; TV news; orthoepy AB The article is based on the methodology and ongoing phonetic research of the vocalic quality and quantity which will be part of my Ph.D. dissertation. The analysis focuses on the vocalic quality as well as on the quantity ratio in long and short vowels produced by TV news presenters. The research aims to find out whether the vocalic quality and quantity are influenced by the phonemic neighbourhood and by the position of the analyzed vowel within sample word. ER