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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfonética
Pronunciation / Transliteration: foˈnɛtika
"A fonética é essencial para o estudo da linguística."
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The branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of human speech.
"She is taking a course in phonetics to improve her pronunciation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word phōnetikos, meaning 'pertaining to sound', based on phōnē ('sound, voice'). It entered modern European languages in the 19th century to describe the systematic study of speech sounds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phonetics" is said worldwide
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phonétique
Transliteration: fonetik
"La phonétique étudie les sons du langage."
Phonetik
Transliteration: foˈneːtɪk
"Die Phonetik ist ein Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft."
fonetica
Transliteration: foˈnɛtika
"La fonetica analizza i suoni prodotti dall'apparato vocale."
fonética
Transliteration: foˈnetika
"La fonética estudia la producción y percepción de los sonidos."
fonética
Transliteration: foˈnɛtika
"A fonética é essencial para o estudo da linguística."
ध्वनि विज्ञान
Transliteration: dhvani vigyan
"ध्वनि विज्ञान भाषा के उच्चारण का अध्ययन करता है।"
语音学
Transliteration: yǔyīn xué
"语音学是语言学的一个重要分支。"
음성학
Transliteration: eumseonghak
"그는 언어학에서 음성학을 전공하고 있습니다."
音声学
Transliteration: onseigaku
"音声学は人間の発声する音を研究する学問です。"
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