phonology
21phonology — noun (U) technical the study of the system of speech sounds in a language, or the system of sounds itself phonologist noun (C) phonological, adjective phonologically / kli/ adverb …
22phonology — n phonetics, phonemics, speechcraft; acoustics, phonics, diaphonics, acoustic phonetics, articulator phonetics, auditory phonetics; morphophonemics, morphology, etymology, orthoepy, study of word sounds; linguistics, Obs. glottology, dialectology …
23phonology — pho·nol·o·gy …
24phonology — UK [fəˈnɒlədʒɪ] / US [foʊˈnɑlədʒɪ] noun [uncountable] linguistics a) the study of the pattern of speech sounds used in a particular language b) the pattern of speech sounds used in a particular language Derived word: phonological UK… …
25phonology — pho•nol•o•gy [[t]fəˈnɒl ə dʒi, foʊ [/t]] n. pl. gies 1) phn the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation 2) phn the phonological system or the body of phonological… …
26phonology — /fəˈnɒlədʒi / (say fuh noluhjee) noun 1. phonetics or phonemics, or both together. 2. the phonetic and phonemic system, or the body of phonetic and phonemic facts, of a language. –phonologic /foʊnəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (say fohnuh lojik), phonological… …
27phonology — n. study of speech sounds in a language; such speech sounds. ♦ phonological, a. ♦ phonologist, n …
28phonology — n. the study of sounds in a language. Derivatives: phonological adj. phonologically adv. phonologist n …
29Irish phonology — The phonology of the Irish language varies from dialect to dialect; there is no standard pronunciation of the language. Therefore, this article focuses on phenomena that pertain generally to most or all dialects, and on the major differences… …
30Metrical phonology — is a theory of stress or linguistic prominence.[1] [2] The innovative feature of this theory is that the prominence of a unit is defined relative to other units in the same phrase. For example, in the most common pronunciation of the phrase… …