Phonetics Definition

fə-nĕtĭks
noun
The study of speech sounds, their production and combination, and their representation by written symbols.
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The description and analysis of the sounds of a particular language.
The phonetics of English.
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Phonetics is defined as the study of the sounds of human speech using the mouth, throat, nasal and sinus cavities, and lungs.
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A Little Encyclopedia of Phonetics: Download this 93-page PDF file to use as a study guide for understanding the basic principles of phonetic analysis. Students will find the glossary of common terms to be particularly useful.
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What is Phonetics?: Visit this site for a selection of exercises which illustrate the various characteristics of phonetic analysis. The exercises are automatically scored and correct answers are provided for your convenience.
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Phonetics Sentence Examples

  • Notwithstanding certain points of resemblance in structure and phonetics, Albanian is entirely distinct from the neighbouring languages; in its relation to early Latin and Greek it may be regarded as a co-ordinate member of the Aryan stock.

  • However, she had a problem with German spelling as she spelled the words with English phonetics.

  • The sound which the symbol represents is the voiced stop made by closing the lips and vibrating the vocal chords (see PHONETICS).

  • See Phonetics.

  • I teach phonetics and phonology on the following modules, which are described in more detail in the Departmental Handbook.

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