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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What branch of phonetics is it?

The branch of phonetics studying the way phonetic units function in the language is

theoretical phonetics or functional phonetics(phonology)?

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The study of sound patterns in a language is phonology . This is sometimes considered as a part of phonetics, and sometimes as a separate branch of linguistics. The three main kinds of phonetics are: Articulatory - the study of how sounds are made; Acoustic - the study of speech as we hear it; Experimental - the study of identifying which aspects of sound are necessary for understanding.

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  • The study of sound patterns in a language is phonology .
  • This is sometimes considered as a part of phonetics, and sometimes as a separate branch of linguistics.
  • The three main kinds of phonetics are: Articulatory - the study of how sounds are made; Acoustic - the study of speech as we hear it; Experimental - the study of identifying which aspects of sound are necessary for understanding.
  • I am not familiar with the terns functional or theoretical phonetics.
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The study of sound patterns in a language is phonology.

This is sometimes considered as a part of phonetics, and sometimes as a separate branch of linguistics.

The three main kinds of phonetics are:

Articulatory - the study of how sounds are made;
Acoustic - the study of speech as we hear it;
Experimental - the study of identifying wh
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The fourth branch – 'functional phonetics' – is concerned with the range and function of sounds in specific languages. Theoretical phonetics, is mainly concerned with the functioning of phonetic units in language.
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