Phonetics

Overview of phonetics

Phonetic symbols and the International Phonetic Alphabet

Articulation

• Respiratory system and airstream mechanisms
• Laryngeal system
• Vocal tract

Consonants

• Voice
• Place of articulation
• Manner of articulation

Vowels

• Shape and orientation of tongue
• Lip rounding
• Tenseness of gesture
• Nasalization, retroflex
• Voicelessness:
  
• Diphthongs

Phonetic features and natural classes

Suprasegmental features

Syllables

Phonetic transcription

Acoustic phonetics