《自考英语语言学 (week 2 )》课件.pptVIP

英语语言学 2014.916 Chapter 2 Phonology Language is primarily vocal. The primary medium of human language is sound. Linguists are not interested in all sounds, but in speech sounds----sounds that convey meaning in human communication. The phonic medium of language 语言的声音媒介 Phonetics语音（学）；发音学；语音学 Phonology 音韵学，语音体系,音系学 Phonetics ----A branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription, e.g. [p] bilabial, stop. Three branches of phonetics Articulatory phonetics----from the speakers’ point