“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
PHONOLOGY
phonology, phonemics
(noun) the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phonology (countable and uncountable, plural phonologies)
(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.
(linguistics, countable) The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.
Synonyms
• (study of pronunciation): orthoepy, soundlore
Hypernyms
• linguistics, phonetics
Source: Wiktionary
Pho*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Phono- + -logy.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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