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

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain