Studying Phonology and Phonetic Code Is Necessary

Deviinandrian

Why Do I Think Studying Phonology and Phonetic Code is Important

First of all, phonetics is concerned with the study of the sounds of natural languages, how sounds are produced, transmitted and perceived. You are able to recognise the difference and distinguish between sounds of the English language. You will also be able to identify the restrictions in the occurrence of English consonants and vowels.

Phonology is concerned with how sounds function in relation to each other in a language, on the other hand deals with the organization, grouping, patterning and distribution of the basic sounds of natural languages (vowels and consonants). It studies the restrictions and regular patterns of sound combinations. In other words, phonetics is about sounds of language, phonology about sound systems of language. Phonetics is a tool which is necessary to the study of the phonological aspects of a language. As phonetics and phonology both deal with sounds, and as English spelling and English pronunciation are two very different things, it is important for me keep in mind that I am not interested in letters here, but in sounds.

I think studying phonology and phonetic code is important for several reasons. First, the study of phonology gives us insight into how the human mind works. Two more reasons are that the study of the phonetics of a foreign language gives us a much better ability both to hear and to correct mistakes that we make, and also to learn pronunciation of the foreign language (English).

Besides that, phonetic and phonology help me to improve my pronunciation and of course it help the others as well. It also helps me to analyse what kind of vowels and consonants that are using in the text and how to pronounce the text. And study phonology and phonetic is develop my English skill.