phonetician

== English == === Etymology === From phonetics + -ician. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfəʊ.nɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/, /ˌfɒn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌfoʊ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/, /ˌfɑ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌfɔn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən === Noun === phonetician (plural phoneticians) A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech. (linguistics) A person who specializes in the study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols. (linguistics) A dialectologist; a person who studies regional differences in speech sounds. ==== Derived terms ==== sociophonetician ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== phonologist