PHONETICS AND

PHONOLOGY

PHONETICS

The branch of linguistics that

deals with the sounds of speech

and their production, combination,

description, and representation by

written symbols.

PHONOLOGY

Phonology relies on phonetic information for

its practice, but focuses on how patterns in both

speech and non-verbal communication create

meaning, and how such patterns are

interpreted.  Includes comparative linguistic

studies of how cognates, sounds, and meaning

are transmitted among and between human

communities and languages.

COMPARISON

PHONETICS

Is the basis for phonological analysis.

Analyzes the production of all human

speech sounds, regardless of language.

PHONOLOGY

Analyzes the sound patterns of a particular

language by

determining which phonetic sounds are

significant, and explaining how these sounds

are interpreted by the native speaker.