Bengali phonetics

Bengali phonetics studies the sounds of the Bengali language, including how vowels and consonants are produced and distinguished. Bengali has specific sounds not found in some other languages, such as unique nasalized vowels and retroflex consonants. It is characterized by a rich set of vowels with nuanced distinctions in tongue position and lip shape, and consonants that involve different placements in the mouth, like dental and retroflex. Understanding Bengali phonetics helps in correct pronunciation, speech recognition, and linguistic analysis by focusing on the articulation and acoustic features of its sounds.