UKRAINIAN IN PROSODIC TYPOLOGY OF WORLD LANGUAGES

In  this  study,  we  present the  findings of  an  experimental  investigation  of  rhythm  in Ukrainian language. In Ukrainian studies, this is the first examination of the Ukrainian  in  terms  of  syllable-timed  and  stress-timed  rhythm  typology.  As  the  rhythm  research  units  we  used  duration  of  syllables  and  interstress  intervals.  According  to  results, dominantly signs f ound out in Ukrainian with which languages traditionally considered  stress-timed.