Abstrakt
The paper is focused on the production of the Spanish high front vowel [I] in advanced Czech learners of Spanish. Because of the phonetic similarity between the high front vowels in both languages, there is a strong likelihood that Czech speakers will pronounce this Spanish vowel in exactly same way as the counterpart Czech vowel [ɪ] in the same context.
This suggestion was tested on ten female L2 Spanish speakers recorded in laboratory conditions. However, the results show significant differences in terms of vowel quality between Czech and L2 Spanish high front vowels.