Chap和ter2 phonology.pptVIP

PHONETICS The phonic medium of language Speech and writing are the two major media of linguistic communication. The natural or primary medium of human language is sound. The linguist is not interested in all sounds, but in speech sounds. The limited range of sounds are the phonic medium of language. What is phonetics? Speech Production (speaker A) Definition of phonetics the study of the phonic medium of language. the science which studies the characteristics of human sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription. Scope of phonetics Articulatory p