Pronunciation

Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.

Words' pronunciations can be found in reference works such as dictionaries . General-purpose dictionaries typically only include standard pronunciations, but regional or dialectal pronunciations may be found in more specific works. ^[1] Orthoepy means pronunciation considered correct, or the study thereof.

A word can be spoken in different ways by various individuals or groups, depending on many factors, such as: the duration of the cultural exposure of their childhood, the location of their current residence, speech or voice disorders , ^[2] their ethnic group , their social class , or their education . ^[3]

Linguistic terminology [ edit ]

Syllables are combinations of units of sound ( phones ), for example "goo" has one syllable made up of [g] and [u]. The branch of linguistics which studies these units of sound is phonetics . Phones which play the same role are grouped together into classes called phonemes ; the study of these is phonemics or phonematics or phonology . Phones as components of articulation are usually described using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). ^[4]

References [ edit ]

^ The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography, 2016, page 303
^ Beech, John R.; Harding, Leonora; Hilton-Jones, Diana (1993). "Assessment of Articulation and Phonology" . In Grunwell, Pam (ed.). Assessment in Speech and Language Therapy . CUP Archive . p. 55. ISBN 0-415-07882-2 .
^ Paulston, Christina Bratt; Tucker, G. Richard (February 14, 2003). "Some Sociolinguistic Principles". In Labov, William (ed.). Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings . Wiley-Blackwell . pp. 234?250. ISBN 0-631-22717-2 .
^ Schultz, Tanja (June 12, 2006). "Language Characteristics" . In Kirchhoff, Katrin (ed.). Multilingual Speech Processing . Elsevier . p. 12. ISBN 0-12-088501-8 .

External links [ edit ]

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The dictionary definition of pronunciation at Wiktionary

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[1] The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography, 2016, page 303

[2] Beech, John R.; Harding, Leonora; Hilton-Jones, Diana (1993). "Assessment of Articulation and Phonology" . In Grunwell, Pam (ed.). Assessment in Speech and Language Therapy . CUP Archive . p. 55. ISBN 0-415-07882-2 .

[3] Paulston, Christina Bratt; Tucker, G. Richard (February 14, 2003). "Some Sociolinguistic Principles". In Labov, William (ed.). Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings . Wiley-Blackwell . pp. 234?250. ISBN 0-631-22717-2 .

[4] Schultz, Tanja (June 12, 2006). "Language Characteristics" . In Kirchhoff, Katrin (ed.). Multilingual Speech Processing . Elsevier . p. 12. ISBN 0-12-088501-8 .

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