University of Dhaka

Institute of Modern Languages

Department of Chinese Language and Culture
Course Title: Linguistics I: Introduction to linguistics, phonetics, and phonology
Code: LIN 201
WELCOME

Presented to: Presented By

Professor Dr. Salma Nasrin Sanzeda Zaman Aneka
Department of Linguistics Department of Chinese Language
Institute of Modern Language, and Culture
University of Dhaka Institute of Modern Language,
University of Dhaka
Phonetics Phonology
 Phonetics
Phonetics— Phone + tics
The word "Phone" means sound and "tics" means
scientific or systematic study of something. So we can say
that Phonetics means scientific or systematic study of
human speech sounds.
 Three pointview

01 Articulatory Phonetics 02 Acoustics Phonetics

03 Auditory Phonetics
 Process of Research

01 Data collection 02 Processing

03 Generalisation
 Phonology
• Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages.

• Phonology is just one of several aspects of language.

• It is related to other aspects such as phonetics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics.

The basic units of Phonology are:

1. PHONE
2. PHONEME
3. ALLOPHONE
4. MINIPAL PAIRS
Phonetics VS Phonology
Phonetics belong to Phonology belongs to
descriptive linguistics theoretical linguistics

Studies the production, Studies different

transmission, reception of patterns of sounds in
sound different languages

Can study one specific

Does not study one
language
particular language
Any Question?
Thank You