Phonetics is the branch of linguistics concerned with the study of speech sounds and their production, combination, and representation through symbols. Phonology studies how different languages organize sounds to convey meaning. There are three main branches of phonetics: articulatory phonetics examines how sounds are produced; acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of sounds; and auditory phonetics looks at how sounds are perceived. English sounds are classified into two categories - consonants and vowels.

1. PHONETICS AND
PHONOLOGY

2. PHONETICS
Definition: The branch of linguistics concerned with
the study of speech sounds with reference to their
distribution and patterning.
The branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds
of speech and their production, combination,
description, and representation by written symbols.

3. PHONOLOGY
Phonology is the study of the properties of
sound systems, the principles that govern the
ways in which speakers of different languages
organize speech sounds to express meanings.
PHONEME
The smallest sound unit in a language that
is capable of conveying a distinct meaning

4. Phonetics: its branches
The field of phonetics is a multiple layered subject of linguistics
that focuses on speech. In the case of oral languages there are
three basic areas of study:
Articulatory phonetics: the study of the production of speech
sounds by the articulator and vocal tract by the speaker
Acoustic phonetics: the study of the physical
transmission of speech sounds from the speaker
to the listener
Auditory phonetics: the study of the reception and
perception of speech sounds by the listener

5. ARTICULATORY PHONETICS
It is concerned with the positions and
movements of the lips, tongue, and other
speech organs in producing speech. It
analyses how the various speech sounds are
articulated by vocal organs.

6. AUDITORY PHONETICS
Auditory Phonetics is the study of
Hearing and the perception of speech
sounds.

7. ACOUSTIC PHONETICS
This branch of phonetics is concerned with
the properties of sound waves.
It studies the physical properties of
Speech sounds as transmitted between the
mouth and ear.

8. CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLISH SOUNDS
The English Language sounds are
Classified into two main streams:
1. Consonants
2. Vowels