Phonetics (Noun)
Meaning
The branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The study of phonetics is essential for understanding how different languages produce and perceive sounds.
- Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that focuses on acoustic analysis of speech to identify distinct units of sound.
- Phonetics researchers use a combination of auditory and instrumental methods to analyze the acoustic properties of speech.
- Understanding phonetics has practical applications in fields such as speech therapy, language teaching, and forensic linguistics.
- The branch of phonetics known as acoustic phonetics examines the physical properties of speech sounds such as duration, frequency, and amplitude.