ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract. Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. It involves description of the possible sounds of the languages of the world, investigation of how the human vocal tract produces those sounds, and the attempt to understand how such sounds are perceived.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phonetics is the study of the sounds of speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds or signs (phones): their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory perception, and neurophysiological status.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to help people with their speech and hearing, we need to be able to understand how things work normally. Thus, knowing how speech sounds are produced (Articulatory Phonetics) and how they are perceived (Auditory Phonetics).

Detailed explanation-4: -The study of the sounds of human language is called phonetics. Phonology is concerned with the properties of sounds and the ways that they are combined into words. Important: Sounds, in the sense that we discuss them, are totally different from letters.

Detailed explanation-5: -Speech sounds are the vocal sounds we use to make up the words of the English language. We use them every time we say a word out loud. Saying the right sounds in the right order is what allows us to communicate with other people and understand what they are saying.