Theoretical Phonetics of the English Language

The branches of phonetics

Phonetics

special general

descriptive historical

Comparative phonetics

The branches of phonetics

• When the phonetic system is studied in its static form at a particular period of time , i.e. synchronically, we deal with descriptive phonetics.
• When the system is studied in its historical development, i.e. diachronically, we speak about historical phonetics.

The branches of phonetics

Phonetics

articulatory auditory acoustic phonology

The branches of phonetics

• articulatory phonetics

deals with the configurations of the vocal tract used to produce speech sounds; studies the physiological mechanisms of speech production

Organs of speech Training

The branches of phonetics

• acoustic phonetics

deals with measuring and analyzing the physical properties of sound waves we produce when we speak.

The branches of phonetics

• auditory phonetics

is concerned with the hearing of speech sounds and with speech perception.

The branches of phonetics

• Functional phonetics or phonology

deals with

the functioning aspect of phenomena. The aim of phonology is to discover those segmental and prosodic features that have a differential value in a language.

Scope (сфера, область действия)

Phonetics

• What are the sounds?
• How are they made in the mouth?

Phonology

• How are sounds systematically organized in a language?
• How do sounds combine to form words?
• How are they categorized by, memorized and interpreted in the mind of speakers?

The branches of phonetics

Phonetics

theoretical practical

(applied)

The branches of phonetics

• Theoretical phonetics of a particular language applies the theories formulated by general phonetics (the phoneme theory, the theory of syllable formation, theories of stress, intonation).
• By practical (applied) phonetics we mean all the practical applications of phonetics (in teaching foreign languages, logopedics, telephony, etc.)

Theoretical Phonetics of the English Language
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