Forensic phonetics is a major subdiscipline of forensic communication that focuses on the scientific analysis of human speech, encompassing its acoustic, physiological, and perceptual aspects. Practitioners—called forensic phoneticists—are trained both in core phonetic knowledge (including some phonology) and in specialized processing procedures and equipment, allowing them to apply these skills within forensic contexts. In forensic linguistic work, forensic phonetics is used to examine spoken evidence (e.g.
Definition drawn from Forensic Linguistics (Olsson & Luchjenbroers, 3rd ed.). Extracted text: /Volumes/mu-not/projects/zodiac/books/forensic_linguistics/forensic_linguistics.txt.
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