Associations to the word «Phonology»

Wiktionary

PHONOLOGY, noun. (linguistics) (uncountable) 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.
PHONOLOGY, noun. (linguistics) (countable) The way sounds function within a given language.

Dictionary definition

PHONOLOGY, noun. The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes.

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes