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Linguists who study the sound systems of language are called ...
Phonologists
The word "Phonetics" came from.....
Greek word "phone" meaning sounds, voice.
Theoretical phonetics are divided into ... components
2 major components: segmental and suprasegmental
When did phonetics begin to develop as a science?
in 19 th century
What is segmental phonetics?
It is concerned with individual sounds.
Types of phonetics
three: articulatory, acoustic, auditory
What is suprasegmental phonetics?
It deals with larger units of connected speech: syllables, words, phrases, intonation groups.
What is articulatory phonetics?
It studies how speech sounds are produced.
How many types of syllable are there?
3: open, closed, syllable with consonant clusters