Phonetics

/fənˈɛtɪks/

/fəˈnɛtɪks/

[noun]

Phonetics

[NOUN]

the science and study of speech sounds and their production

Examples

1. Our specialist facilities at the heart of the university campus include a state-of-the-art sound recording studio, a psycholinguistics laboratory with eye-tracking and speech perception equipment, a phonetics lab with dedicated equipment for 3D vocal tract imaging work, and a computer lab for hands-on linguistic analysis.