Phonetics

noun a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class

verb to emphasize or give prominence to something

adjective having a particular kind of accent

• Her British accent was so refined that it was often mistaken for a native speaker.
• I love how your Southern accent comes out when you get excited.
• That dude's accent is straight up gangsta.
• The artist's unique accent in her paintings set her apart from other contemporary artists.

noun a person who studies or is an expert in grammar

adjective relating to or conforming to the rules of grammar

• The grammatic structure of the sentence was flawless.
• She always pays attention to grammatic errors in her writing.
• I can't stand it when people mess up their grammatic.
• The grammatic of the situation was so twisted, it was hard to follow.

noun A person who studies the physical and acoustic characteristics of speech sounds

• The phonologist conducted research on the phonetic features of various languages.
• My friend is studying to become a phonologist and loves analyzing speech sounds.
• I heard that phonologists are like language detectives, always deciphering the sounds people make.
• The phonologist's ears were finely tuned to pick up even the subtlest nuances in pronunciation.

noun a meal that is eaten between lunch and dinner, typically in the late afternoon

• The group gathered for a midday meal, which they referred to as dunch.
• Let's grab a quick dunch before heading back to work.
• I'm feeling a bit peckish, wanna go for a dunch at that new cafe?
• His ideas were just a dunch of random thoughts thrown together.

noun a person who studies accents, particularly in linguistics

• Accentologists study the phonetic and phonological properties of accents in different languages.
• I heard accentologists can determine where someone is from based on their accent.
• Those accentologists are like accent detectives, figuring out where people come from just by how they talk.
• To accentologists, accents are like fingerprints, each one unique and telling a story.

noun the study of accents and dialects in different languages

• Accentology is the study of the pronunciation patterns of different languages.
• I find accentology fascinating because it helps me understand why people speak the way they do.
• I never realized how cool accentology could be until I started learning about it in class.
• Exploring accentology is like unlocking the secrets of how language shapes our perceptions.