phonology
Americannoun
plural
phonologies-
the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
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the phonological system or the body of phonological facts of a language.
noun
Other Word Forms
- phonologic adjective
- phonological adjective
- phonologically adverb
- phonologist noun
Etymology
Origin of phonology
Example Sentences
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When designing the phonology of the Yautja language, Watkins took into account the aliens’ physiology.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
"If you think of Sindarin - one of the two main Elvish languages - it's very much based on the phonology and grammar, at points, of Welsh," she said.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025
“I didn’t realize that there is actually a sequential order in phonology that students should be learning their sounds — biggest to smallest,” Hurt said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021
At Wellesley College, Dr. Angela Carpenter teaches the foundation of language creation, which she dices into roughly six blocks: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, grammatical rules of verbs, and nouns and what they indicate.
From The Verge • Feb. 7, 2020
C. H. Grandgent, An outline of the phonology and morphology of old Proven�al, Boston, 1905.
From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.
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