Phonetics is the scientific study of speech sounds, and deals with how people produce speech and hear specific speech features. Phonetics is a required course for all speech language pathologists and linguists. It is also taken by students of English, Language teaching, Theatre, Voice Acting, Telecommunication, and Forensics. A strong addition to our successful education category, Phonetics For Dummies follows a typical introductory Phonetics class at the university/college level. Phonetics For Dummies will cover: Types of phonetics: articulatory; acoustic; perceptual; linguistic; descriptive vs. prescriptive; broad or narrow Real world applications for phonetics: speech language pathology, language teaching, telecommunication, forensics, acting, voice coaching International phonetic alphabet How speech is produced The melody of language BONUS VIDEO CONTENT ON D.COM: Phonetics For Dummies will have a direct tie in to video content available for download on the dummies.com product page for the book.