Introduction to English Vowel Sounds English RP (BBC) accent has 44 sounds including consonants and vowels. Out of 44 sounds, 20 sounds are vowel sounds and 24 sounds are consonants. Out of 20 vowel sounds, 12 sounds are pure vowels or monophthong and 8 sounds are diphthong. Monophthong sounds There are 12 pure vowel sounds … Read more
What is Phonetics? Phonetics is the scientific study of language sounds. It does not study an individual language; rather it studies language sounds in general. It is one of the important branches of linguistics, which deals with the study of speech sounds. Phonetics is concerned with the nature of language and communication. Phonetics is pronounced … Read more
What is Phonology? Phonology is the main branch of linguistics that deals with the study of the sound system of languages. It focuses on the organization of sounds by studying speech patterns. Phonology is the mental representation of sound sounds as part of a symbolic cognitive system. Phonology is concerned with the range and function … Read more
Branches of Linguistics | Micro Linguistics & Macro Linguistics Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language. First we should know that what is language? Language is a method of communication across human beings, either written or spoken, consisting of the use of words in a structured way. In simple words, language is a … Read more