auditory phonetics

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noun

the branch of phonetics dealing with the physiological processes involved in the reception of speech.

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Compare acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, physiological phonetics.

Words nearby auditory phonetics

auditorium, auditory, auditory aphasia, auditory canal, auditory nerve, auditory phonetics, auditory vesicle, audit trail, Audrey, Audubon, Audubon, John James

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How to use auditory 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
The lawyer claims that Hernandez has suffered from visual as well as auditory hallucinations.
Etan Patz: Painfully Obvious Evidence|Michael Daly|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As they walked up a path toward West End Avenue, I mustered the courage to move a few feet closer, within auditory range.
Encounters With Thomas Pynchon|Nick Romeo|October 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST

It has no external ears, but only auditory passages concealed under the hair.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
As the auditory bullae become more inflated, the index increases toward 100.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
The diagnostic characters were the length and breadth of the rostrum and the relatively great inflation of the auditory bullae.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
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
Acoustic, a-kowst′ik, adj. pertaining to the sense of hearing or to the theory of sounds: used in hearing, auditory.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for auditory phonetics

auditory phonetics

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of phonetics concerned with the perception of speech sounds by humansCompare acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics

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