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phonetics
[fuh-net-iks, foh-]
noun
the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription.
the phonetic system or the body of phonetic facts of a particular language.
the symbols used to represent the speech sounds of a language.
phonetics
/ əˈɛɪ /
noun
(functioning as singular) the science concerned with the study of speech processes, including the production, perception, and analysis of speech sounds from both an acoustic and a physiological point of view. This science, though capable of being applied to language studies, technically excludes linguistic considerations Compare phonology
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phonetics1
Example Sentences
The exam comprised a series of papers on phonetics, grammar, and translation, which took 12 hours to complete.
It is the long school vacation in Nigeria and Elizabeth Stephens' regular students - the children of Abuja's rich and famous, who she teaches diction and phonetics at expensive private schools - are on holiday.
He said writing a song was second nature, and he “used his own version of phonetics” to quickly create songs.
He said he used his own version of phonetics to create songs so quickly that he could write up to nine in a day.
The work can start with spelling out the phonetics or giving recordings to help an actor practice.
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