Adam's apple

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Adam's Apple

The Adam's apple (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski), also known as the laryngeal prominence, is a feature of the human neck. The structure is more prominent in males than in females due to differences in the size of the larynx and the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding it.

Etymology

The term "Adam's apple" is derived from the biblical account of Adam in the Book of Genesis. According to the story, a piece of the forbidden fruit got stuck in Adam's throat, causing a noticeable bulge. The term was first recorded in English in the late 18th century.

Anatomy

The Adam's apple is part of the larynx that sticks out at the front of the neck. It is a bony structure that is usually more prominent in males than in females due to the growth of the larynx during puberty. The size of the Adam's apple can vary widely among individuals.

Related Terms

  • Larynx: The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
  • Thyroid cartilage: The largest of the nine cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx.
  • Puberty: The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.

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