The branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription is called______.

A．the abuse of Iraqi prisoners
B．the Iraqi prisoners’ humiliation
C．that many people didn’t understand America
D．that those responsible for the abuse were not brought to justice

A．Both Clifford Brown and Max Roach are jazz players.
B．Chess Records is a musical company.
C．Dinah Washington had a straightforward personality.
D．Dinah Washington was a versatile artist.