In linguistics, speaking is more important than writing. Linguistics focuses on spoken language much more than written language.
Phonetics p. 38: what we will study (2.1~2.5, 2.8)
p. 43: phonetic symbols
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Phonetics: My name is Robert
/fəˈnɛtɩks maɩ neɩm ɩz ˈrɑbɚt/