pronúnia
Pronúnia is a term used in linguistic discussions to denote the study and description of how words are pronounced in a language. It encompasses the articulation of sounds, their acoustic realization, and how listeners perceive them. It is closely related to, but distinct from, phonetics and phonology: phonetics analyzes physical speech sounds, while phonology describes the abstract system of contrasts and rules in a language. Pronúnia often relies on phonetic transcription, most commonly the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), to capture pronunciation details; it also considers variations across dialects, sociolects, registers, and language contact situations.
Differences between spelling and spoken form are central to pronúnia: pronunciation concerns spoken form, while orthography
Applications include language teaching, lexicography, speech therapy, and computer speech technologies such as text-to-speech and automatic
Terminology varies: in some contexts pronúnia is used as a synonym or variant of pronunciation, whereas in