phonology
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/fəˈnɒlədʒi/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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 way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.
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orthoepysoundlorephonemicsphonematicsphoneticsprosodysuprasegmentalssound systemmetaphonologysociophonologymorphophonologyphonetismphonicsphonostatisticsphonotacticsarticulatory phonology