kiejtést

Kiejtés is Hungarian for pronunciation, the way in which speech sounds are produced and heard. In linguistics and language teaching, kiejtés refers to the concrete realization of phonemes as sounds, including articulation, voice quality, and prosody.

Pronunciation comprises segmental and suprasegmental aspects. Segmental components are vowels and consonants, while suprasegmental aspects include syllable structure, stress patterns, rhythm, intonation, and pitch contours. Together these features determine how a word or sentence sounds to a listener.

Relation to orthography: Hungarian has a relatively phonemic orthography, meaning there is a close correspondence between letters and sounds, though digraphs and vowel length distinctions add complexity. Kiejtés is influenced by dialect and speaker identity; standard Hungarian typically strives for a norm that differs in certain phonemes from regional varieties.

Dialect and variation: Pronunciation varies across regions, age groups, gender, and social contexts. Learners of Hungarian as a foreign language often focus on the standard pronunciation to maximize intelligibility, while recognizing that local accents and dialectal features may still be heard in informal speech.

Acquisition and assessment: Pronunciation is taught through listening, repetition, and articulation exercises. Assessment typically considers intelligibility, accuracy of phoneme production, and prosody. Tools used include International Phonetic Alphabet transcriptions, pronunciation dictionaries, acoustic analysis, and speech corpora.

Importance: Clear pronunciation supports spoken comprehension and effective communication. Mispronunciation can hinder intelligibility even when grammar and vocabulary are correct.