Phonetic

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Phonetic

Phonetic (pronounced /fəˈnɛtɪk/) is a term that originates from the Greek word 'phonetikos', meaning 'vocal'. It pertains to the study and classification of sounds, particularly those used in speech.

Phonetics is a branch of Linguistics that focuses on the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (also known as Phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.

Phonetics can be divided into three main branches:

In the field of phonetics, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation. It is a tool that is used universally by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) the human vocal apparatus can produce.

Phonetics is related to Phonology, which is the study of how sounds function in particular languages or languages generally.

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