Phonetics in Linguistics

     Phonetics is the study of the way we use different muscles in our mouth to make sounds, syllables, and words and how we can hear these sounds as words. Three categories under phonetics are: articulatory and acoustic. These two are different aspects that come together as one to produce words. 


Articulatory phonetics is the description of what our vocal organs do to be able to create sound. There are a lot of muscles and organs that we use within our body to create sound. Some of these are lungs, respiratory system, bilabial, labiodental, alveolar, palatal, etc. Vowels are known to not use any of the major constrictions in the vocal tract compared to consonants.  


Acoustic phonetics is the study of the sound waves and vibrations throughout speaking. Some of the things that are measured are the frequency (pitch) and amplitude ( intensity) of the voice. The way these two things are measured is by sine waves and complex waves. Sine waves can show the number of times your vocal folds from a certain period. These waves measured are considered simple with regular repeating patterns. Complex waves are more complex sound waves. These waves are usually more common and they are made up of two or more sine waves. 


“Phonetics.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 8 Mar. 2024, www.britannica.com/science/phonetics.

“Acoustic Phonetics.” The University of Sheffield, 15 Nov. 2022, www.sheffield.ac.uk/linguistics/home/all-about-linguistics/about-website/branches-linguistics/phonetics/what-do-phoneticians-study/acoustic#:~:text=Acoustic%20phonetics%20is%20the%20study,through%20looking%20at%20a%20waveform.

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