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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries语音学
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǔyīn xué
"语音学是语言学的一个重要分支。"
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The branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of human speech.
"She is taking a course in phonetics to improve her pronunciation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word phōnetikos, meaning 'pertaining to sound', originating from phōnē, meaning 'sound' or 'voice'. It entered modern European languages in the mid-19th century to describe the systematic study of speech sounds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phonetics" is said worldwide
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phonétique
Transliteration: fonetik
"La phonétique étudie les sons du langage."
Phonetik
Transliteration: foˈneːtɪk
"Die Phonetik ist ein Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft."
fonetica
Transliteration: foˈnɛtika
"La fonetica analizza i suoni prodotti dall'apparato vocale."
fonética
Transliteration: foˈnetika
"La fonética estudia la producción y percepción de los sonidos."
fonética
Transliteration: foˈnɛtika
"A fonética é essencial para o estudo da linguística."
ध्वनि विज्ञान
Transliteration: dhvani vigyan
"ध्वनि विज्ञान भाषा के उच्चारण का अध्ययन करता है।"
语音学
Transliteration: yǔyīn xué
"语音学是语言学的一个重要分支。"
음성학
Transliteration: eumseonghak
"그는 언어학에서 음성학을 전공하고 있습니다."
音声学
Transliteration: onseigaku
"音声学は人間の発声する音を研究する学問です。"
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