Tau

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Tau (τ)

Tau (== 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) is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 300. The name in English is pronounced /taʊ/ or /tɔː/.

In the field of medicine, Tau has a significant role as it refers to a protein that stabilizes microtubules in the human brain. Abnormalities related to Tau can lead to serious neurological conditions.

Etymology

The term 'Tau' is derived from the Phoenician alphabet, representing the sound /t/. The Phoenicians named it taw. The Greeks adopted this symbol and named it tau.

Medical Significance

In neuroscience, Tau proteins are abundant in neurons of the central nervous system and are less common elsewhere. They are involved in maintaining the stability of microtubules in the cell cytoskeleton.

Tauopathies

Tauopathies are a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein in the human brain. Notable tauopathies include Alzheimer's disease, Pick's disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy.

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