Answer to Question #145839 in English for Dineo

Question

What is phonetics and phonology

Answer 1

Phonetics can be defined as the study of actual sounds that make up words in a language. It focuses mainly on vocal organs and their interaction in the production of sound. Additionally, it looks at the voicing concept as seen through the muscles in the voice box. It helps in identifying the actual sounds of words and not how they are spelled. On the other hand, phonology is the study of patterns in sound. It is more focused on the abstract properties of sound and has traditionally been used in the analysis of various systems used in languages