äännemerkkejä
Äännemerkkejä, meaning "sound marks" or "phonetic marks" in English, is a broad term referring to graphical symbols used to represent specific sounds in spoken language. These marks are fundamental to phonetics and phonology, the study of speech sounds and their organization within a language. While various systems exist for representing sounds, the most widely recognized and used is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The IPA provides a standardized way to transcribe the sounds of all languages, ensuring consistency and clarity for researchers, linguists, and language learners.
Äännemerkkejä can also encompass diacritics, which are small marks added to existing letters to modify their