phonetics; study of speech sounds
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phonetics; the branch of linguistics concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds, their production, transmission, and perception
Divided into articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics. Essential for language teaching, speech therapy, and computational linguistics.
Yǔ语
yīn音
xué学
shì是
yǔ语
yán言
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fēn分
zhī支
。
Phonetics is an important branch of linguistics.
Tā她
zài在
dà大
xué学
lǐ里
xué学
xí习
yǔ语
yīn音
xué学
。
She studies phonetics at university.
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Xiàn现
dài代
yǔ语
yīn音
xué学
shǐ使
yòng用
jì计
suàn算
jī机
fēn分
xī析
shēng声
yīn音
。
Modern phonetics uses computers to analyze sounds.
Zhǎng掌
wò握
yǔ语
yīn音
xué学
zhī知
shi识
duì对
yǔ语
yán言
jiào教
shī师
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
Mastering phonetics knowledge is very important for language teachers.