Fundamentals of Phonetics: A Practical Guide for Students Sixth Edition Chapter 1

Flashcards covering key definitions and concepts from 'Fundamentals of Phonetics: A Sound Science', including branches of phonetics, IPA, and variations in speech.

Phonetics

The study of the production and perception of speech sounds.

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

A system of symbols used to represent the sounds (not spelling) of words, allowing consistency among professionals in transcribing speech.

Historical Phonetics

The study of sound change over time.

Physiological Phonetics

The study of the function of speech anatomy.

Acoustic Phonetics

The study of acoustic attributes of speech sounds.

Perceptual Phonetics

The study of a listener's psychoacoustic response to speech sounds.

Experimental Phonetics

The laboratory study of speech sounds.

Clinical Phonetics

The study of typical versus disordered speech.

Phonology

The systematic organization of speech sounds in the production of language, focusing on linguistic rules for organizing and combining sounds.

Individual Speaking Style

Variations in pronunciation determined by physical characteristics, conversational purpose, emotional state, and other factors.

Dialect

Variation of speech/language based on geographical area, language background, and social/racial-ethnic group membership.

Unicode Fonts

Fonts that provide a universal character set across multiple computer platforms, useful for typing IPA symbols.