What is a digraph? Well, there are plenty of them in English and it’s where two ‘written letters’ represent one phonetic sound. For example, in the word ‘phonetic’. the first two letters <ph> are ...

His enthusiasm for philology led him to pursue a career in research and teaching, though he did not hold a university post until in 1901 he was appointed to a new readership in phonetics at Oxford.

For example, a word like 'Humpty', where the first syllable is said with greater emphasis than the second syllable, produce specific brain activity in babies, and may help them to understand that many ...

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).

This accessible textbook provides a clear and practical introduction to phonetics ... to put these skills into practice, and the sounds introduced are clearly illustrated with examples from a variety ...

They also discovered that babies do not begin to process phonetic information – the smallest sounds of speech – until they are ... “For example, they might learn that the rhythm pattern of English ...