Phonetics
is the scientific study of the sounds of speech. It focuses on the production of sounds - how sounds are made, and on the reception of sounds - how the ear hears those sounds.
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is the scientific study of the sounds of speech. It focuses on the production of sounds - how sounds are made, and on the reception of sounds - how the ear hears those sounds.
makes use of phonetics in order to study how sounds are classified within the system of a particular language or languages.