articulatory phonetics

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noun

the branch of phonetics dealing with the motive processes and anatomy involved in the production of the sounds of speech.Compare acoustic phonetics (def. 1), auditory phonetics, physiological phonetics.

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Origin of articulatory phonetics

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby articulatory phonetics

articulatio, articulation, articulator, articulatory feature, articulatory loop, articulatory phonetics, Artie, artifact, artifacting, artifactitious, artifice

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How to use articulatory phonetics in a sentence

It was a small step in learning to stick to my guns, but a leap in my comprehension of phonetics.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Almost all French speakers have to do a serious amount of self-study to become conversant, especially when it comes to phonetics.
Why Can’t France Learn English?|David Sessions|March 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My endeavour has been to put things very simply, and to make the beginner in phonetics hear for himself.
The Sounds of Spoken English|Walter Rippmann
Modern writers in their zeal for phonetics seem to have lost their sense of proportion.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

Their influence reaches far beyond the proper sphere of phonetics and invades that of morphology, as we shall see.
Language|Edward Sapir
In phonetics, as in vocabulary, we must be careful not to exaggerate the importance of interlinguistic influences.
Language|Edward Sapir
She isn't sorry to tally the pet (whose phonetics we employ) "dest wunced round the p on her soulders, only zis wunced."
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for articulatory phonetics

articulatory phonetics

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of phonetics concerned with the production of speech soundsCompare acoustic phonetics, auditory phonetics

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