Articulatory Phonetics

发音语音学

The branch of phonetics which studies the way in which speech sounds are made (“articulated”) by the vocal organs. It derives much of its descriptive terminology from the fields of anatomy and physiology, and is sometimes referred to as physiological phonetics. This area has traditionally held central place in the training of phoneticians, the movements involved being reasonably accessible to observation and, in principle, under the control of the investigator. The classification of sounds used in the international phonetic alphabet, for example, is based on articulatory variables.

语音学的一个分支，研究发音器官如何产生（“发出”）语音。其描写术语不少来自解剖学和生理学，因此有时也称作“生理语音学”。这个领域传统上一直是训练语音学家的主要内容，发音器官的运动大致在观测手段的可及范围内并受调查者的控制。例如，国际音标采用的语音分类法就是基于发音变项。