: How speech organs (tongue, lips, vocal folds) produce sounds.
: Variations of a phoneme that do not change meaning, such as the aspirated 'p' in "pin" versus the unaspirated 'p' in "spin". Introduction to English Phonetics and Phonology
: A standardized system of symbols used to represent sounds precisely, bypassing the inconsistencies of English spelling. 2. The Three Branches of Phonetics Phonetics is typically divided into three areas of study: : How speech organs (tongue, lips, vocal folds)