Phonology

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Phonology

Phonology (/fəˈnɒlədʒi/, from Ancient Greek φωνή, phōnḗ, "voice, sound" + λόγος, lógos, "word, speech, subject of discussion") is a branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds (or signs, in sign languages).

Etymology

The term phonology was used in the linguistics of a greater part of the 20th century as a cover term uniting phonemics and phonetics. The word comes from Ancient Greek φωνή, phōnḗ, "voice, sound" and λόγος, lógos, "word, speech, subject of discussion".

Definition

Phonology is about patterns of sounds, especially different patterns of sounds in different languages, or within each language, different patterns of sounds in different positions in words etc.

Related Terms

  • Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language.
  • Morpheme: The smallest meaningful unit of language.
  • Syntax: The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
  • Semantics: The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.
  • Pragmatics: The branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in which it is used.

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