Phonetics and Phonology: Study of the Production of Speech Sounds
1. Phonetics and phonology
Phonetics and phonology is a general theory about speech sounds and how they are used in language (Peter Roach, 2000). However, there are some differences between phonetics and phonology.
a) Phonetics
Phonetics is the study of human sounds in general without reference to their systemic role in a specific language. Phonetics can be divided into two categories. The first type of phonetics, articulatory phonetics, examines the speech organs and processes by which humans produce sounds, focusing on the speaker of language. The second type of phonetics, acoustic phonetics, focuses on the sound that is produced when a person speaks. The aim of acoustic phonetics is to understand the acoustic properties of speech, and how that speech is perceived by the listener 's ears.
Articulatory Phonetics
The first type of phonetics, articulatory phonetics, examines the sounds of human language at the source of their production. It looks at how a person forms his words. Particular parts of the human body, referred to as "organs of speech," are used to articulate words. The organs of speech include the voice box, the lungs, the oral cavity, the nasal cavity, the pharyngeal cavity, the tongue, the teeth, the glottis, the lips and the inner surfaces of the mouth. The airflow needed to produce sound comes from the lungs, and is passed through the mouth and or ( và hoặc viết thế nào vậy) nose, with the glottis, tongue, and teeth being used to alter the airflow to create different sounds. Indeed, articulatory phonetics mainly studies about anatonym of vocal organs, airstream mechanism, voicing and articulation.
Acoustic Phonetics
While articulatory phonetics focuses on the speech organs used to produce the sounds of human language, acoustic phonetics focuses on the sound properties of human speech. Acoustic phonetics also looks at audio perception of speech, examines how different sounds are perceived by listeners. In the study of acoustic phonetics, a
Phonetics and phonology is a general theory about speech sounds and how they are used in language (Peter Roach, 2000). However, there are some differences between phonetics and phonology.
a) Phonetics
Phonetics is the study of human sounds in general without reference to their systemic role in a specific language. Phonetics can be divided into two categories. The first type of phonetics, articulatory phonetics, examines the speech organs and processes by which humans produce sounds, focusing on the speaker of language. The second type of phonetics, acoustic phonetics, focuses on the sound that is produced when a person speaks. The aim of acoustic phonetics is to understand the acoustic properties of speech, and how that speech is perceived by the listener 's ears.
Articulatory Phonetics
The first type of phonetics, articulatory phonetics, examines the sounds of human language at the source of their production. It looks at how a person forms his words. Particular parts of the human body, referred to as "organs of speech," are used to articulate words. The organs of speech include the voice box, the lungs, the oral cavity, the nasal cavity, the pharyngeal cavity, the tongue, the teeth, the glottis, the lips and the inner surfaces of the mouth. The airflow needed to produce sound comes from the lungs, and is passed through the mouth and or ( và hoặc viết thế nào vậy) nose, with the glottis, tongue, and teeth being used to alter the airflow to create different sounds. Indeed, articulatory phonetics mainly studies about anatonym of vocal organs, airstream mechanism, voicing and articulation.
Acoustic Phonetics
While articulatory phonetics focuses on the speech organs used to produce the sounds of human language, acoustic phonetics focuses on the sound properties of human speech. Acoustic phonetics also looks at audio perception of speech, examines how different sounds are perceived by listeners. In the study of acoustic phonetics, a
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