phonetics Hear it!

phonetics definition

pho·net·ics (fō net′iks, fə-)

noun

  1. the study of speech sounds, their production and combination, and their representation by written symbols
  2. the description and analysis of the sounds of a particular language the phonetics of English

Etymology: see phonetic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.
Related Discussions (1)
TopicRepliesLatest Post
Phonetics and Alt Keys35 years ago

Browse Forums