Acoustic Phonetics

Acoustic phonetics is the study of the physical properties of sounds produced during human speech. It examines how sounds are created, transmitted, and perceived by analyzing their characteristics such as frequency, amplitude, and duration. This branch of phonetics helps us understand the acoustic features of different speech sounds, like vowels and consonants, and how these sounds combine to form meaningful language. By using tools like sound wave analysis, researchers can explore how speech sounds travel through air and how listeners interpret them, bridging the gap between speech production and perception.