phonetician

English

/ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌfoʊnəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

noun
Definitions
  • A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech.
  • (linguistics) A person who specializes in the study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols.
  • (linguistics) A dialectologist; a person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.

Etymology

Suffix from English phonetic.

Origin

English

phonetic

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