scientific description of what speech sounds exist in a language
. It describes the ways the sounds
are produced and the points at which they are articulated
Divided into three types
the production (articulatory)
transmission
(acoustic)
perception (auditive)
Phonology
the classification of the sounds within the system
of a particular language or languages.
Is concerned with the regularities that
govern the phonetic realisations of sounds
in words of a language
It then seeks to determine how the elements of this
abstract system behave in actual speech. Phonology
actually delineates the functioning of sounds in
particular contexts.
DIFERENCES
Phonetics
Descriptive linguistics
All speech sounds (universal)
Studies (phones)
Limited scope
Articulation
/Prodution
Transmission
Reception
Description
describes the physical realisation of sounds.
Example
/l/ is a lateral sound released after a partial
obstruction between the blade of the tongue
and the alveolar. It is voiced.