Theoretical Phonetics of the English Language

The connection of phonetics with other branches of linguistics

Grammar:

• reading rules
• sound interchange
• intonation

\ Mike came home.

Mike \ came home.

Mike came \ home.

The connection of phonetics with other branches of linguistics

Lexicology:

• stress

‘present (n) - pre‘sent (v)

'forecast (n) - fore'cast (v)

‘blackbird – ‘black ‘bird

• correct pronunciation of homographs

bow /bou/ - bow /bau/

row /rou/ - row /rau/

wind /wind/ - wind /waind/

sewer /ˈsɜʊə/ - sewer /ˈsjuə/

The connection of phonetics with other branches of linguistics

Stylistics:

• intonation and its components
• repetition of words, phrases and sounds

Alliteration – the repetition of identical or similar sounds:

There are twelve months in all the year,

As I hear many men say,

But the merriest month in all the year

Is the merry month of May.

The connection of phonetics with non-linguistic sciences

• Phonetics is closely connected with

psychology.

The connection of phonetics with non-linguistic sciences

• Acoustic phonetics is connected with physics and mathematics. Articulatory phonetics is connected with physiology, anatomy, and anthropology. Historical phonetics is connected with general history of the people whose language is studied; it is also connected with archaeology. Phonology is connected with communication (information) theory, mathematics, and statistics.