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Meaning of phonology

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

phonology

Pronunciation:/fəˈnɒlədʒi//fəˈnɑlədʒi/

noun

Definitions

  1. The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

  2. The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phonology

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phonemicsphonematicsphoneticsprosodysuprasegmentalssound systemsoundloremetaphonology