physiological phonetics

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noun

the branch of phonetics that deals with the motive processes, anatomical measurements, spirometric properties, muscle and membrane tone, and kinetic aspects of the production of speech and with related aspects of the reception of speech.

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How to use physiological phonetics in a sentence

There may even be a physiological basis to our apprehension about the “other.”
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Doctors main concern, in this epidemic, is the physiological effects of suffering from such a horrific disease.
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It was a small step in learning to stick to my guns, but a leap in my comprehension of phonetics.
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Sex is a basic human function; a physiological drive we cannot ignore.
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Eye movements tracked in this test are involuntary, so they constitute a sound physiological marker of ADHD.
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Long-continued lactation—that is, beyond the physiological limit of about nine months—is especially a frequent cause.
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There is often a rhythmic alteration of intensity of symptoms that corresponds more or less to the physiological rhythm of life.
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Even in normal menstruation there is often a marked physiological excitation which affects the entire person.
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Hence their moral instability can not be associated with physiological instability in the absolute sense.
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In his physiological and pathological qualities, he scarcely presents to us a distinct class of beings.
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