Phonetics and other branches of linguistics

Phonetics and other branches of linguistics

Phonetics is connected with many linguistic sciences, such as orthography, grammar, lexicology, stylistics.

- Phon-s formulates the rules of pronunciation for separate sounds and sound combinations. The rules of reading are based on the relation of sounds to ORTHOGRAPHY.

- It’s also connected with GRAMMAR, because it helps to distinguish singular and plural forms of nouns, the Past Tense and Past Participle of Eng. irregular verbs, nouns from verbs, adj-s. Phon-s is also connected with grammar through its int. component. Sometimes int. can serve to single out predication (утверждение) in the sen-ce: He came home.

In affirmative sen-ces the rising nuclear tone may serve to show that it is a question. Pausation may also perform a differentiatory function.

If we compare two similar sen-ces pronounced with dif. places of the pause, we’ll see that their meaning will be different.

- with LEXICOLOGY. It’s only due to the presence of stress in the right place, that we can distinguish certain nouns from verbs: “abstract–abst’ract (реферат-извлекать), ‘object-ob’ject (предмет-неодобрять). Homographs can be differentiated only due to pronunciation because they are identical in spelling. Ex, bow-bow (боу-плуг, бау-поклон), lead-lead (лид-руководство, лед-свинец)

- with STYLISTICS. Through intonation and its components: speech melody, utterance stress, rhythm. pausation and voice timbre, which serve to express emotions, to distinguish between dif. attitudes on the part of the author and speaker. Very often the writer helps the reader to interpret his ideas through special words and remarks such as a pause, a short pause, happily, angrily. If the author wants to make a word or a sen-ce specially prominent he uses graphical expressive means.

Phon’s is also con. with stylistics through repetition of words, phrases and sounds. Repetition of this kind serves the basis of rhythm, rhyme and alternation.

ONOMATOPOEIA, a combination of sounds which imitate sounds produced in nature, is one more stylistic device which can serve as an example of the connection between phon-s and stylistics (bang, purr, splash). The study of phon. phenomena from the stylistic point of view is called phonostylistics.