the branch of phonetics relating to the physiology of the articulatory mechanisms in human beings and the unique physical properties of human speech sounds. Compare with acoustic phonetics.
ARTICULATORY PHONETICS: "A person studying articulatory phonetics would be concerned with the physiology of articulatory mechanisms in humans. "
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "ARTICULATORY PHONETICS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/articulatory-phonetics/ (accessed February 6, 2023).