psychophonetics
/ˌsʌɪkəʊfəˈnɛtɪks/Linguistics
noun
The branch of phonetics that deals with the mental aspects of speech sound production. Usually contrasted with physiophonetics.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Maître Phonétique. From psycho- + phonetics, after Polish psychofonetyka. Compare German Psychophonetik. Compare earlier psychophonetic.