phonetic

(adjective)

Relating to the sounds of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • structure
  • semantic

Examples of phonetic in the following topics:

  • Levels of Processing

    • There are three levels of processing for verbal data: structural, phonetic, and semantic.
    • Phonetic processing is how we hear the word—the sounds it makes when the letters are read together.
    • Phonetic processing is deeper than structural processing; that is, we are more likely to remember verbal information if we process it phonetically.
    • To return to the example of trying to remember the name of a restaurant: if the name of the restaurant has no semantic meaning to you (for instance, if it's a word in another language, like "Vermicelli"), you might still be able to remember the name if you have processed it phonetically and can think, "It started with a V sound and it rhymed with belly."
  • Introduction to Language

    • Phonetics is the study of individual speech sounds; phonology is the study of phonemes, which are the speech sounds of an individual language.
    • These include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
  • Stages of Sleep

    • NREM, or non-REM, is pronounced phonetically as well, with the "N" standing alone ["en-rehm"].)
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