LIN203H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tenseness, Phonetics, Voiced Labio-Velar Approximant
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Phonetics refer to the study of speech related sound, its production, and its perception. e. g. which of the following falls under the category phonetics : studying the way the tongue and lips move when someone says the word blank. Phonetics: studying the sound waves that are produced when someone says the word blank. Phonetics (but not the production: studying the role of the auditory system in the recognition of the word blank. Phonetics (auditory phonetics: studying the role of the auditory system in the recognition of the sound of a door closing. Not phonetics (because there is nothing to do with speech) Helps us understand why the pronunciations of certain words have changed over time. Middle english: moder modern english: mother. Note: phonetics is about sound, not spelling. It is useful to use a phonetic alphabet to describe the pronunciation of a word. A phonetic alphabet is any alphabet in which:
