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  1. Phonology - Wikipedia

    Phonology is typically distinguished from phonetics, which concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds or signs of language. [12][13] Phonology …

  2. Phonology | Phonetics, Speech Sounds, Articulation | Britannica

    Phonology, study of the sound patterns that occur within languages. Some linguists include phonetics, the study of the production and description of speech sounds, within the study of …

  3. What is phonology? (Chapter 1) - Introducing Phonology

    Jun 5, 2012 · A very brief explanation is that phonology is the study of sound structure in language, which is different from the study of sentence structure (syntax) or word structure …

  4. Phonology: Definition and Observations - ThoughtCo

    Apr 29, 2025 · Phonology is the branch of linguistics concerned with the study of speech sounds with reference to their distribution and patterning.

  5. Phonology Explained - by Linguistically Yours!

    Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies how sounds are organised within specific languages. While phonetics deals with the physical properties of sounds, phonology focuses …

  6. Phonology | Linguistic Research | The University of Sheffield

    Phonology is the study of the patterns of sounds in a language and across languages. Put more formally, phonology is the study of the categorical organisation of speech sounds in …

  7. What is Phonology? - Introduction to Linguistics ...

    Whereas phonetics is the study of sounds and is concerned with the production, audition and perception of of speech sounds (called phones), phonology describes the way sounds function …