Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
phonetics
Noun
/fəˈnɛtɪks/
Definition
Phonetics is the study of the sounds produced in human speech.
Examples
- Phonetics helps language learners with accurate pronunciation.
- She studied phonetics to better understand the nuances of different languages.
- The professor gave a lecture on the phonetics of English vowels.
Meaning
It involves analyzing how sounds are made (articulatory phonetics), how they travel through the air (acoustic phonetics), and how they are understood by the listener (auditory phonetics).
Synonyms
- Sound studies
- Speech science
