Question

___ is the study of speech sounds in general, the articulation, transmission, and reception of speech sounds.

• A. Semantics
• B. Pragmatics
• C. Phonetics
• D. Morphology

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Phonetics

Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that studies speech sounds in general — including:

• Articulation (how sounds are produced by the speech organs),

• Transmission (how sounds travel through the air as sound waves),

• Reception (how sounds are heard and perceived by the ear).