Phonetics and Phonology

Phonetics and Phonology

1. Phonetics

   • Is about the physical aspect of sounds, it studies the production and the perception of sounds, called phones.
     • Vocal tract
     • Labial consonants
     • Coronal consonants
     • Dorsal consonants
     • The Larynx
     • Pulmonary and subglottal system

2. Phonology

   • Is about the abstract aspect of sounds and it studies the phonemes (phonemic transcriptions adopt the slash / /
     • Phonemes
       • Smalest unit of sound that makes a difference to meaning
       • Allophone
       • Voiceless stops
       • Aspirated