Theoretical Phonetics
science which studies speech sounds,their distribution and classification, its aspects and functions, the syllablic structure of words
Phonetics
Phonetics is closely connected with .... and .... subjects
linguistic and non-linguistic
Branches of phonetics are ...
General,comparative ,special
Special phonetics is divided into ....
descriptive and historical phonetics
Name the types of cavities
Nasal,oral,pharynx,larynx
Name the components of phonetics
Segmental,Suprasegmental
What kind of linguistic subjects is the phonetics connected with?
Lexicology,grammar,stylistics
studies all the sound producing possibilities of the human speech organs, it finds out what types of speech sounds exist in different languages, how they are produced and what role they play in expressing thoughts.
General phonetics
studies the phonetic system of a particular language at a particular (mostly contemporary) period
Descriptive phonetics
The lips, the tongue, the soft palate,the uvula,the lower jaw,the vocal cords,the lungs are ....
active speech organs
The part of phonetics which is concerned with individual sound is called ...
Segmental
What kind of non-linguistic subjects is the phonetics connected with?
Physics,anatomy,physiology
aims at studying the correlation between the phonetic system of two or more languages especially kindred ones, and finds out the correspondences between the elements of phonetic system of these languages.
Comparative phonetics
aims at tracing and establishing the successive changes in the phonetic system of a given language at different stages of its development
Historical phonetics
the teeth, the alveolar ridge, the hard palate are ...
passive speech organs