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What is the primary focus of phonetics as a linguistic science?
What is the primary focus of phonetics as a linguistic science?
- The study of historical linguistic changes
- The study of written language and its evolution over time
- The study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception (correct)
- The study of language syntax and grammar
Which branch of phonetics is concerned with the study of how speech sounds are produced?
Which branch of phonetics is concerned with the study of how speech sounds are produced?
- Articulatory phonetics (correct)
- Sociolinguistics
- Auditory phonetics
- Acoustic phonetics
What is the term for the study of the physical properties of speech sounds as transmitted between the speaker and the listener?
What is the term for the study of the physical properties of speech sounds as transmitted between the speaker and the listener?
- Psycholinguistics
- Acoustic phonetics (correct)
- Sociolinguistics
- Phonological phonetics