Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds, or in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign. Phoneticians—linguists who specialize in phonetics—study the physical properties of speech. Take this interesting Phonetics quiz and learn interesting trivia.
[sain]
[sin]
[sign]
[limb]
[lim]
[laimb]
[pint]
[pin]
[paint]
[sil]
[sail]
[sill]
[preti]
[priti]
[pritu]
No, I HIRED a motorbike.
No, I hired a MOTORBIKE
No, I HIRED A MOTORBIKE.
No, I HIRED a motorbike.
No, I hired a MOTORBIKE.
No, I HIRED A MOTORBIKE.
Loudness
Pitch
Timbre
Nuclear tone
Head / Scale
Pre-head
Nuclear tone
Head / Scale
Pre-head
Nuclear tone
Head / Scale
Pre-head
Nuclear tone
Tail
Pre-head
With an unstressed syllable
With the last stressed one
With the first stressed syllable
Wide and narrow
Fall, rise, fall-rise, rise-fall
High, mid, low
A rhythmic group
An intonation group
A phrase
Level
Falling
Rising
Unextended
Complex
Divided
Loudness of the voice
Tonal coloring of the speaker's voice
Speed of speech
Periodic recurrence of rhythmic units
Speed of speaking
Relative degree of prominence
Variations of the pitch of the voice
A time break between phonetic pieces
Periodic recurrence of units of different size and level
Descending, ascending, level
Stepping, sliding, scandеnt
One-peak, double-peak, several-peak
Descending, ascending, level
Stepping, sliding, scandеnt
One-peak, double-peak, several-peak
Descending, ascending, level
Stepping, sliding, scandеnt
One-peak, double-peak, several-peak
Sliding
Descending
Ascending
Descending
Ascending
Stepping