phonetic system
Transcription of speech
A phonetic system is an organized method for representing speech sounds with written symbols.
The International Phonetic Alphabet is the most widely used, assigning a unique symbol to each distinct sound across human languages.
Dictionaries use phonetic systems to show pronunciation: The phonetic transcription helped me pronounce the Welsh town name.
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- allophoneNon-distinctive sound variation
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
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