- phoneticians
- pho·ne·ti·cian || ‚fəʊnɪ'tɪʃn n. expert in phonetics, one who researches the speech sounds used in a language
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phonetics — /feuh net iks, foh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription. Cf. acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics,… … Universalium
Daniel Jones (phonetician) — Daniel Jones (12 September 1881 – 4 December 1967) was a London born British phonetician. A pupil of Paul Passy, professor of phonetics at the École des Hautes Études at the Sorbonne (University of Paris), Daniel Jones is considered by many to be … Wikipedia
Cardinal vowel — Cardinal vowels are a set of reference vowels used by phoneticians in describing the sounds of languages. For instance, the vowel of the English word feet can be described with reference to cardinal vowel 1, IPA| [i] , which is the cardinal vowel … Wikipedia
Vowel — In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! IPA| [ɑː] or oh! IPA| [oʊ] , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants … Wikipedia
Theoretical linguistics — is the branch of linguistics that is most concerned with developing models of linguistic knowledge. Part of this endeavor involves the search for and explanation of linguistic universals, that is, properties all languages have in common. The… … Wikipedia
Articulatory phonetics — Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal Flap/Tap Approximant … Wikipedia
Phonetic transcription — (or phonetic notation) is the visual representation of speech sounds (or phones). The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet, e.g., the International Phonetic Alphabet. Contents 1 Phonetic transcription versus… … Wikipedia
Francis Nolan — is Professor of Phonetics and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge.Between 1993 and 1995 he was Secretary of the International Phonetic Association, and from 1999 to 2003 its Vice President. He specialises in… … Wikipedia
Social structure of the United Kingdom — The social structure of the United Kingdom has historically been highly influenced by the concept of social class, with the concept still affecting British society in the early 21st century.[1] Although definitions of social class in the United… … Wikipedia
Diaphoneme — In linguistics, a diaphoneme or diaphone is a phoneme viewed through its dialectal variants, called diaphonic variants or diaphonic allophones.[1] For example, the vowel that constitutes the English word eye /aɪ/ is pronounced d … Wikipedia
