What is Phonetics?

Phonetics will help you, how to pronounce a particular word correctly. It gives the correct pronunciation of a word both in British and American English. Phonetics is based on sound. Learning the basics of phonetics is very simple.

​

Phonetics (from the Greek word φωνή, phone which means 'sound' or 'voice') is the science of the sounds of human speech. Someone who is an expert in phonetics is called a phonetician. ... Phonology, which came from it, studies sound systems and sound units (such as phonemes and distinctive features).