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READING SKILLS

Basic Reading Skills 

Phonetic Analysis 

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What is phonetics isWhat is phonetics is

about?about? Phonetics (from the Greek: , phn, "sound,

voice") is a branch of linguistics that comprises thestudy of the sounds of human speech.

Phonetics and phonology both involve the study ofthe sound s of language.

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Phonetics is the study of the phy sical aspects of

speech sounds:

i. Articulatory phonetics ² 

how sounds are produced in the vocal tract

ii. Acoustic phonetics ² 

the acoustics of sounds

iii. Speech perception ² how sounds are perceived and interpreted by

listeners

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What is phonology?What is phonology? Phonology is the study of the patter ning of sounds in

languages

What sounds does a language use?

What are the relationships between the sounds?

What is the distribution of the sounds?

Phonology is like the ´grammarµ of sound for alanguage.

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RefrencesR

efrences http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonetics

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTer ms/WhatIsPhonetics.htm

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-phonetics.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/topics/phonetics-

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