Cultivation

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Cultivation (== Template:IPA

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Cultivation is the act of caring for or raising plants. The term is often used in the context of agriculture and horticulture.

Etymology

The term "cultivation" comes from the Latin word cultivare which means "to till", and it has been used in English since the 17th century.

Related Terms

  • Agriculture: The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
  • Horticulture: The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
  • Tillage: The preparation of land for growing crops.
  • Crop rotation: The practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons.
  • Fertilizer: A chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility.
  • Irrigation: The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
  • Pesticide: A substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.

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