戴炜栋英语语言学概论Chapter 2.pptVIP

Chapter 2 Phonology The phonic medium of language Phonetics Phonology The phonic medium of language语言的语音媒介 Language is first perceived through its sounds. The sounds that are produced by humans through their speech organs and have a role to play in linguistic communication. These limited ranges of sounds which are meaningful in human communication constitute the phonic medium of language; and the individual sounds within this range are the speech sounds. Phonetics Phonetics studies the sounds used in linguistic communication. Three branches of phonetics: articulatory phone