Question 108
HardOriginal questionChoose the one word for: the study of the sounds of human speech.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Phonetics studies speech sounds: "phone" means sound or voice.
Worth noting
Acoustics studies sound in general, as in a hall, not speech.
- Concept
- One word for a phrase: "phonetics"
- Typical timeTypical
- 30 s
- Your timeYours
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