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Review of English Pronunciation 
For the purpose of the research, a brief survey into phonetics and phonology is 
provided below.
Phonetics – In David Crystal´s view
Phonetics is the study of the way humans make, transmit, and receive speech 
sounds. It is divided into three main branches, corresponding to these three 
distinctions: articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics and auditory phonetics. 
(2003, 237)
Alfred Gimson´s, agrees with David Crystal´s, and states “The concrete phonetic 
characteristics (articulatory, auditory, acoustics) of the sounds used in the language.” 
(1989, 6) In this thesis the term ´phonetics´ is used for the linguistic study dealing with 
the phenomena of spoken language, with the reference to David Crystal and Alfred 
Gimson.
Phonology – According to David Crystal
Phonology is the study of the sound systems of languages, and the general 
properties displayed by these systems. …. Phonology studies only those 
contrasts in sound, which make differences of meaning within language. 
…When we talk about the ´sound system´ of English, we are referring to the 
number of phonemes, which are used in a language, and to how they are 
organised. (2003, 237) 
Alfred Gimson agrees, “Phonological level analyses the pattering of sounds in 
language.” (1989, 6) For this thesis, the term ´phonology´ is used for the linguistic 
study of the organisation and arrangement of the speech sounds used in a particular 
language, these speech sounds are considered as a system or set of systems
. 
Though it is hardly possible to consider the phonetics of a language without 
studying its phonology, this thesis is primarily concerned with the sound system of 
English language. 
 
 
 

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