Phonetics is the study of speech from different perspectives. It is broken down into three types: Articulatory phonetics: Studies the movement of the vocal tract during speech. The vocal tract is the passages above the larynx where air passes during speech. Acoustic phonetics: Studies the physical properties of speech. It analyzes sound wave signals that occur within speech through varying frequencies, amplitudes, and durations. Auditory phonetics: Studies the processes underlying human speech perception. It investigates the anatomy and physiology of the ear and the brain.
Phonetics is the study of speech from different perspectives. It is broken down into three types:
Articulatory phonetics: Studies the movement of the vocal tract during speech. The vocal tract is the passages above the larynx where air passes during speech.
Acoustic phonetics: Studies the physical properties of speech. It analyzes sound wave signals that occur within speech through varying frequencies, amplitudes, and durations.
Auditory phonetics: Studies the processes underlying human speech perception. It investigates the anatomy and physiology of the ear and the brain.
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