What is another word for phonetics?
Pronunciation: [fənˈɛtɪks] (IPA) 
Phonetics is an essential field in linguistics, and it deals with the sounds of spoken language. There are various synonyms for phonetics, including the study of sound, phonology, speech science, acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, and auditory phonetics. Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized in a language while speech science investigates the principles behind speech production and perception. Acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds, and articulatory phonetics focuses on how speech sounds are produced by the vocal organs. Auditory phonetics studies how people perceive speech sounds. All these fields are connected and aim to understand the sounds of spoken language in various ways.
