Phoneticist

Pronunciation: /ˈfoʊnˈtiˈsɪst/

Phoneticist (noun)

  1. A person who studies how speech sounds are made, heard, and described using symbols.
  2. A specialist who measures speech sounds in recordings or experiments to study patterns in language.

Examples

  • A phoneticist studies speech sounds in detail.
  • The phoneticist explains how sounds change in speech.