Phonology - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Phonology :  (noun)

1: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes [syn: phonemics]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Phonology : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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