As human beings we are capable of ma king all kinds of sounds, but only some of these sounds have become units in the language system. We can analyze speech sounds from various perspectives and the two major areas of study are phonetics and phonology• As human beings we are capable of making all kinds of sounds, but only some of these sounds have become units in the language system. • We can analyze speech sounds from various perspectives and the two major areas of study are phonetics and phonology