Phonetics is the science of the sounds of human speech. Phonetic theory regards the nature of sounds in speech and how they are made, heard and thought of. The first-time phonetics was studied 2500 years ago in India.
Advantages of Phonetics:
- It improves your fluency and accent.
- Helps in including a reading habit.
- It reduces mumbling and fumbling and helps in boosting your confidence.
- It helps you in decoding words and pronouncing it correctly.
- It also enables learners to better understand and speak the language they are learning.
- One of the most important applications of phonetics is in teaching foreign languages.