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Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. It is usually separated into three subfields of study:  
 
Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. It is usually separated into three subfields of study:  
  
*[[Articulatory Phonetics (definition)|articulatory phonetics]], which studies what is involved with making the mouth create the sounds of language.
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*[[Articulatory Phonetics (definition)|articulatory phonetics]], which involves the physics of and movements within the vocal tract;
*[[Acoustic Phonetics (definition)|acoustic phonetics]], which studies the physical properties of the stream of air of speech sounds.
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*[[Acoustic Phonetics (definition)|acoustic phonetics]], which involves the analysis and breakdown of the physical properties of the speech stream; and
*[[Auditory Phonetics (definition)|auditory phonetics]], which studies the way in which the human ear processes speech sounds.
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*[[Auditory Phonetics (definition)|auditory phonetics]], which involves the perception and processing of the speech stream.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:31, 26 September 2020

Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. It is usually separated into three subfields of study:

  • articulatory phonetics, which involves the physics of and movements within the vocal tract;
  • acoustic phonetics, which involves the analysis and breakdown of the physical properties of the speech stream; and
  • auditory phonetics, which involves the perception and processing of the speech stream.

See Also

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References

  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.