Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

Have you ever consciously thought about what processes are involved in this? This is exactly what Phonetics aims to do. It aims to give a “systematic, conscious consideration of how speech sounds are ...

Scientists studying sperm whales have discovered that they communicate through a sort of “phonetic alphabet”, enabling them to build a rough equivalent of what humans refer to as words and ...

Do the Royal Armouries really have "rizz"? Gen Z slang has infiltrated marketing speak, and not necessarily in a good way.

Globalization provides vast opportunities for businesses to navigate its complexities. Use this A to Z guide to help position your company for global success. Remember, globalization is a marathon ...

Samsung and LG are reportedly joining forces to turn your Galaxy Z Flip cover screen into a speaker. But why would you want ...

These shows explore the origin stories of common phrases and terms, the evolution of language and the biases that affect our ...

To round out our phonetic journey, here are a few consonant sounds you won’t have to second-guess. One sound you can be certain of is ‘Z’ (as long as it isn’t combined into a digraph or trigraph).

Articulation: The shaping of airflow to generate particular sound types (related to manner) Articulatory phonetics refers to the “aspects of phonetics which looks at how the sounds of speech are made ...