phon-, phono-, -phone, -phonia, -phonic, -phonetic, -phonous, -phonically, -phonetically, -phony +
(Greek: sound, voice, speech, tone)
This phono-, phon- should not be confused with another phono-, phon- that means "slaughter, murder, homicide". In Greek, a distinction is made between the phonos (PHOH nohs), "murder", which is spelled with the Greek letter omicron in the last syllable; and the Greek phonos (phoh NOHS), "voice", which is spelled with the letter omega in the last syllable. Both omicron and omega became the letter "o" in English.
phonetically
In a phonetic manner; in a phonetic sense, or from a phonetic point of view.
phonetic alphabet
A set of symbols, each representing a distinct speech sound.
phonetician
A specialist in phonetics.
phonetic index
An index of words grouped by sound instead of by spelling.
phoneticism
The state or quality of being phonetic; phonetic representation.
phoneticist
A phonetist.
phoneticize, phoneticization
To make phonetic; to spell phonetically.
phonetico-
A combining-form prefix for phonetic or denoting phonetic and, as in phoneticogrammatical and phoneticohieroglylphic.
phonetics
1. The study and systematic classification of the sounds made in spoken utterance as they are produced by the organs of speech and as they register on the ear and on instruments.
2. The practical application of this science to the understanding and speaking of languages.
3. The system of speech sounds of a language or group of languages; for example, “He reads Portuguese with some ease but finds its phonetics difficult.”
4. A written representation other than conventional spelling; such as, “The use of thru is considered a fair phonetics.”
5. The science of speech and of pronunciation; phonolgy.
6. The analysis and description of speech sounds in terms of the processes by which they are produced (articulatory phonetics), the physical properties of the sounds themselves (acoustic phonetics), and the relation of these properties to the articulatory and auditory processes.
phonetist
Someone who advocates or uses phonetic spelling.
phoniatrician
1. Someone who specializes in the study of disorders of spoken language and their management.
2. An expert or specialist in phoniatry.
phoniatrics
1. The study of the voice and medical treatment of its disorders.
2. The analysis, assessment, and management of disorders of spoken language.
3. The sciences of the voice, speech and speech training, the problem of the deaf and mute, and musical problems and techniques.
phoniatry
A specialist in the scientific study and medical treatment of the defects and disorders in voice production.
phonic
1. A reference to sound or to the voice; especially, the aspects of the hearing of speech sounds.
2. Pertaining to or producing sounds.
phonica
Diseases affecting the vocal organs.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.":
cit-;
clam-;
dic-;
English Words: Origins and Histories;
fa-;
-farious;
glosso-;
glotto-;
lalo-;
linguo-;
locu-;
logo-;
loqu-;
mythico-;
-ology;
ora-;
-phasia;
-phemia;
phras-;
Quotes: Language,Part 1;
Quotes: Language, Part 2;
Quotes: Language, Part 3;
serm-;
tongue;
voc-.
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