phonetics

Phonetics means the study of the sounds of language. (noun)

An example of phonetics is studying the difference between American and British accents.

See phonetics in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

See phonetics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(fə-nĕtˈĭks)

noun (used with a sing. verb)

The branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech and their production, combination, description, and representation by written symbols.
The system of sounds of a particular language.

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