语音学1 语言学.pptVIP

Lecture 3 Phonetics (1) How does Human Communication take place? linguistic communication --- spoken language --- written language paralinguistic communication. --- gestures, --- facial expressions --- eye contact --- graphs, etc. Definition of Phonetics We communicate through spoken language most of the time. The medium of spoken language is speech sounds, sounds produced by the human vocal tract to convey meaning. The study of speech sounds is called Phonetics. Speech Sounds and Communication When we talk, our brain sends signals to the vocal organs to produc