phonology
The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation,…The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.
» Grammar is divided into phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
Die Grammatik ist unterteilt in Phonologie, Morphologie, Syntax und Semantik.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.
Phonologie, Phonemik, Lautsystem
фоноло́гияfonológija, фоне́тикаfonɛ́tika, фоноло́гияfonológija
фоноло́гіяfonolóhija
the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
(broadly, uncountable)The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language.
Examples
9 sentencesGrammar is divided into phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
deDie Grammatik ist unterteilt in Phonologie, Morphologie, Syntax und Semantik.
English has an odd phonology and an odd orthography.
Maltese has a unique phonology with a wide range of consonants and vowels.
Spanish phonology is pretty simple.
Grammar is divided into phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
deDie Grammatik ist unterteilt in Phonologie, Morphologie, Syntax und Semantik.
Translations
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Origin
From phono- (prefix denoting sound) + -logy (suffix denoting a branch of learning, or a stFrom phono- (prefix denoting sound) + -logy (suffix denoting a branch of learning, or a study of a particular subject).
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Forms
plural: phonologies| Singular | phonology |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
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