phonology
11phonology — noun /fəˈnɒlədʒi,fəˈnɑlədʒi/ a) 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. The Achean, the ancient Malayu and… …
12phonology — SYN: phonetics. [phono + G. logos, study] * * * pho·nol·o·gy fə näl ə jē, fō n, pl gies 1) the science of speech sounds including esp. the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages 2) the phonetics and… …
13phonology — Synonyms and related words: ablaut, acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, betacism, bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive grammar, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory, etymology, generative… …
14phonology — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. phonics, acoustics, linguistics; see language 2 …
15phonology — pho|nol|o|gy [fəˈnɔlədʒi US ˈna: ] n [U] technical the study of the system of speech sounds in a language, or the system of sounds itself >phonologist n >phonological [ˌfəunəˈlɔdʒıkəl, ˌfɔn US ˌfounəˈla: ] adj >phonologically [ kli] adv …
16phonology — pho|nol|o|gy [ fou nalədʒi ] noun uncount LINGUISTICS the study of the pattern of speech sounds used in a particular language a. the pattern of speech sounds used in a particular language ╾ pho|no|log|i|cal [ ,founə ladʒıkl, ,fanə ladʒıkl ]… …
17phonology — study of speech sounds Sciences and Studies …
18phonology — pho·nol·o·gy || fəʊ nÉ‘lÉ™dʒɪ / nÉ’ n. study of speech sounds and rules of pronunciation …
19phonology — [fə nɒlədʒi] noun the system of contrastive relationships among the fundamental speech sounds of a language. ↘the study of these relationships within or between languages. Derivatives phonological adjective phonologically adverb phonologist noun …
20phonology — n. Phonetics, phonics …
