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Phonology — (Greek φωνή (phōnē), voice, sound + λόγος (lógos), word, speech, subject of discussion) is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use. Just as a language has syntax… … Wikipedia
Phonology — Pho*nol o*gy, n. [Phono + logy.] The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phonology — 1799, from Gk. phone voice (see FAME (Cf. fame)) + LOGY (Cf. logy). Related: Phonological … Etymology dictionary
phonology — ► NOUN ▪ the system of contrastive relationships among the fundamental speech sounds of a language. DERIVATIVES phonological adjective … English terms dictionary
phonology — [fō näl′ə jē, fənäl′ə jē] n. [ PHONO + LOGY] 1. the study of speech sounds, including phonetics and phonemics 2. an overall description of the sounds of a given language phonological [fō΄nō läj′i kəl, fō΄nəläj′i kəl] adj. phonologic… … English World dictionary
phonology — phonological /fohn l oj i keuhl/, phonologic, adj. phonologically, adv. /feuh nol euh jee, foh /, n., pl. phonologies. 1. the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.… … Universalium
phonology — [[t]fənɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] N UNCOUNT In linguistics, phonology is the study of speech sounds in a particular language. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
Phonology (journal) — Infobox Journal title = Phonology editor = Colin J. Ewen Ellen Kaisse discipline = Phonology abbreviation = publisher = Cambridge University Press country = United Kingdom frequency = Three times a year history = 1984 present openaccess = website … Wikipedia
phonology — noun Date: 1799 1. the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages 2. the phonetics and phonemics of a language at a particular time • phonological also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phonology — См. fonologìa … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
phonology — 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… … Wiktionary
