Phonetics

the analysis of phonemes, the basic sound units

In the News

• Humans May Speak a Universal Language, Say Scientists -- Telegraph (12 September 2016)
  
  
• Words, More Words ... and Statistics -- ScienceDaily (17 May 2016)
  
  
• Do We Judge Distance Based on How a Word Sounds? -- EurekAlert (18 April 2016)
  
  
• What Sound Is This Gesture? -- Inside Science (02 February 2016)
  
  
• Sound trumps meaning in first language learning -- Science Daily (12 March 2014)
  
  
• Why Can't Germans Say 'Squirrel'? -- LiveScience (08 March 2012)
  
  
• Where the Tongue Hits Its Limits -- EurekAlert (26 August 2011)

• Language Guide -- LanguageGuide.org
  
  
• North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns -- The Aschmann clan, Rick Aschmann
  
  
• Speech Accent Archive -- George Mason University
  
  
• The Truth Behind Thick Accents: Foreigners Judged Less Truthful -- ABC News (28 July 2010)
  
  
• When the Accent Is on Creating a Good Impression -- Guardian (16 December 2010)