Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds
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What is the main focus of phonetics?

  • Studying how humans produce and perceive sounds (correct)
  • Investigating historical language changes
  • Analyzing written texts
  • Studying the syntax of languages

    • What is the difference between a phone and a phoneme in phonetics?

  • A phone is an abstract categorization of sounds, while a phoneme is a physical sound.
  • A phone is a speech sound in a language, while a phoneme discerns meaning between sounds. (correct)
  • A phone is an articulatory movement, while a phoneme is a perceptual aspect of speech.
  • A phone is a unit of meaning, while a phoneme is a unit of sound production.

    • Which sub-discipline of phonetics studies how various movements affect the properties of resulting sound?

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Articulatory phonetics (correct)
  • Historical phonetics

    • Which aspect of human speech does phonetics NOT deal with?

    <p>Grammar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the communicative modality of a language describe?

    <p>The method by which a language produces and perceives languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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