Definition of phonetics in English:
phonetics
plural noun fəˈnɛtɪksfəˈnɛdɪks
treated as singular The study and classification of speech sounds.
as modifier a phonetics laboratory
Example sentencesExamples
- Those of us here on Language Log who cite exotic languages or talk about phonetics frequently use the International Phonetic Alphabet.
- Panini was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and morphology.
- Dan is now a distinguished specialist on Amazonian languages and professor of phonetics and phonology at the fine Department of Linguistics at the University of Manchester in England.
- Patterns that can be measured on laboratory instruments are generally regarded as part of phonetics, whereas phonological patterns tend to be more abstract and idealized.
- Transcribed excerpts of the lyrics will be analyzed with respect to phonetics, phonology, morpho-syntax, prosody, and lexis.
Definition of phonetics in US English:
phonetics
plural nounfəˈnediksfəˈnɛdɪks
treated as singular The study and classification of speech sounds.
as modifier a phonetics laboratory
Example sentencesExamples
- Those of us here on Language Log who cite exotic languages or talk about phonetics frequently use the International Phonetic Alphabet.
- Transcribed excerpts of the lyrics will be analyzed with respect to phonetics, phonology, morpho-syntax, prosody, and lexis.
- Dan is now a distinguished specialist on Amazonian languages and professor of phonetics and phonology at the fine Department of Linguistics at the University of Manchester in England.
- Panini was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and morphology.
- Patterns that can be measured on laboratory instruments are generally regarded as part of phonetics, whereas phonological patterns tend to be more abstract and idealized.