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  2. Phonetics - Wikipedia

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    Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds or, in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign. [1] Linguists who specialize in studying the physical properties of speech are phoneticians.

  3. Elizabeth Zsiga - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Cook Zsiga (/ ˈ z iː ɡ ə /) [1] (b. 1964) is an American linguist whose work focuses on phonology and phonetics. She is a Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University . Education and career

  4. Sidney Wood (phonetician) - Wikipedia

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    In his critical analysis of phonetic theory, John Laver notes "Because it is so widespread, a version of the traditional method will be described here; but Ladefoged (1980) and Wood (1977, 1979) have proposed descriptions of tongue action which though less well known are more explanatory and less ambiguous, which are recommended to the reader ...

  5. Articulatory phonetics - Wikipedia

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    Generally, articulatory phonetics is concerned with the transformation of aerodynamic energy into acoustic energy. Aerodynamic energy refers to the airflow through the vocal tract. Its potential form is air pressure; its kinetic form is the actual dynamic airflow.

  6. Phases of speech - Wikipedia

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    In a simple form of communication between two people, such as a short dialog, the speaker's utterance and transmission of speech sounds (or speech signal) to the hearer encompass seven phases of speech, namely: [1]

  7. English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction - Wikipedia

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    English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction is a book by Philip Carr in which the author provides an introduction to the phonological structure of the English language. It is a very popular textbook. [1]

  8. Americanist phonetic notation - Wikipedia

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    Americanist phonetic notation, also known as the North American Phonetic Alphabet (NAPA), the Americanist Phonetic Alphabet or the American Phonetic Alphabet (APA), is a system of phonetic notation originally developed by European and American anthropologists and language scientists (many of whom were Neogrammarians) for the phonetic and phonemic transcription of indigenous languages of the ...

  9. John C. Wells - Wikipedia

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    John Christopher Wells (born 11 March 1939) is a British phonetician and Esperantist.Wells is a professor emeritus at University College London, where until his retirement in 2006 he held the departmental chair in phonetics. [2]