Document Type : Reasearch paper
Abstract
The concept of cognitive phonetics (Tatham, 1983, 1986) has been put forth to address the theoretical issue surrounding the interface between phonology and phonetics. Phonological grammar directly feeds the sensorimotor system involved in speech production through Cognitive Phonetics. Phonetics has been concerned with the neuromuscular events connected to the physical realization of these phonological processes. In contrast, phonology has been concerned with hypothesizing mental processes that produce the sound pattern. Thus, this paper is designed to answer the following questions: 1. What is the nature of the cognitive system? 2. How does the Cognitive Phonetics work? 3. How does the transduction process work in Cognitive Phonetics? In order to answer the following questions, the following aims are designed: 1. Identifying the phonetics and cognitive phonetics to show the mental process that adds to phonetics. 2. Defining the inner workings of CP. 3. Showing the processes and the levels of the transduction from the phonological representations to the phonetic representation.
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