phonology
1Phonology — (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… …
2Phonology — 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… …
3phonology — 1799, from Gk. phone voice (see FAME (Cf. fame)) + LOGY (Cf. logy). Related: Phonological …
4phonology — ► NOUN ▪ the system of contrastive relationships among the fundamental speech sounds of a language. DERIVATIVES phonological adjective …
5phonology — [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… …
6phonology — 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.… …
7phonology — [[t]fənɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] N UNCOUNT In linguistics, phonology is the study of speech sounds in a particular language. [TECHNICAL] …
8Phonology (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 …
9phonology — 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… …
10phonology — См. fonologìa …
