phonology

Noun

Meaning

The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

orthoepy phonemics linguistics speech grammar accent etymology morphology articulation phonetics diction ablaut twang semantics utterance
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Antonyms

silence chatter gibberish complete silence absolute silence written statement

Hypernyms

descriptive linguistics

Hyponyms

orthoepy

Related terms

phonics phonemics

Phrases with the word

phonology-centered articulatory phonology

Examples

Aboriginal north further First Nations and Inuit people from Northern Canada speak a version of Canadian English influenced by the phonology of their first languages. Source: Internet

A distinguishing feature of Aramaic phonology (and that of Semitic languages in general) is the presence of "emphatic" consonants. Source: Internet

Alternative possible solutions for problems in the phonology, orthography, grammar and vocabulary are considered. Source: Internet

Although Jones is especially remembered for his work on the phonetics and phonology of English, he ranged far more widely. Source: Internet

As a theory of phonological representation, autosegmental phonology developed a formal account of ideas that had been sketched in earlier work by several linguists, notably Bernard Bloch (1948), Charles Hockett (1955) and J. R. Firth (1948). Source: Internet

Bagemihl B. Surrogate phonology and transsexual faggotry: A linguistic analogy for uncoupling sexual orientation from gender identity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

phonologist phonologization phonologize phonology-centered phonometer phonometric