Acoustic phonetics refers to the branch of phonetics that specifies the acoustic characteristics associated with each speech sound.
Acoustic phonetics is a branch of phonetics that studies the physical properties of sound waves produced by the human speech organs. It involves analyzing and describing the properties of speech sounds in terms of their acoustic characteristics, such as frequency, amplitude, and duration. Here are some examples of how acoustic phonetics is used in the psychology context:
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Speech perception: Acoustic phonetics is used to study how listeners perceive speech sounds. Researchers use acoustic analysis to measure the physical properties of speech sounds and determine which acoustic cues are important for speech perception.
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Speech production: Acoustic phonetics is used to study how speech sounds are produced by the human speech organs. Researchers use acoustic analysis to measure the acoustic properties of speech sounds and determine how they are produced.
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Language acquisition: Acoustic phonetics is used to study how children acquire language. Researchers use acoustic analysis to measure the properties of speech sounds produced by children and compare them to the properties of adult speech sounds.
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Forensic phonetics: Acoustic phonetics is used in forensic investigations to analyze voice recordings and identify speakers. Forensic phoneticians use acoustic analysis to measure the physical properties of speech sounds and compare them to the properties of known speakers.
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Speech technology: Acoustic phonetics is used in speech technology to develop speech recognition and synthesis systems. Researchers use acoustic analysis to develop algorithms that can recognize speech sounds and convert them into text or synthesized speech.