Fonetics

Phonetics is the study of the sounds we produce in human speech. It examines how sounds are made (articulation), transmitted (acoustics), and heard (auditory perception). Phonetics helps us understand the characteristics of different speech sounds, such as vowels and consonants, and how they combine in languages. This field is crucial for linguistics, speech therapy, language learning, and even technology like speech recognition systems. By analyzing sound patterns, phonetics also enables us to appreciate the diversity and complexity of spoken language across different cultures and regions.