Noun
phonology- A subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function within a given language.
...Phonology (from , phōnē, "voice, sound" and , 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 and vocabulary, it also has a phonology in the sense of a sound system. When describing the formal area of study, the term typically describes linguistic analysis either beneath the word (e.g., syllable, onset and rhyme, phoneme, articulatory gestures, articulatory feature, mora, etc.) or to units at all levels of language that are thought to structure sound for conveying linguistic meaning. It is viewed as the subfield of linguistics that deals with the sound systems of languages. Whereas phonetics is about the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a given language or across languages to encode meaning. The term "phonology" was used in the linguistics of a greater part of the 20th century as a cover term uniting phonemics and phonetics. Current phonology can interface with disciplines such as psycholinguistics and speech perception, resulting in specific areas like articulatory or laboratory phonology. Read full entry
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- phonology n. , pl. -gies . The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit
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Phonology?
Need help understanding
different types of phonology
such as phoneme, grapheme,
phonics, phonetics?
I would really like a simple
but detailed definition of the
words with examples that i can
understand and revise from
please help !
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Phonology Def: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes. The phonological system of a language includes an inventory of sounds and their features, and rules which specify how sounds interact with each other. Ex: found here: http://www.sil.org/linguistics /GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/Wha tIsPhonology.htm phoneme Def: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language Ex: An example of a phoneme is the /t/ sound in the words tip, stand, water, and cat. (In transcription, phonemes are placed between slashes, as here.) grapheme Def: a written symbol that is used to represent speech Ex: The alphabetic letter or letters that correspond to one particular phoneme. Examples: The grapheme 't' corresponds to the phoneme |t|; the graphemes 'c' and 's' correspond to the phoneme |s|; the grapheme 'c' also corresponds to the phoneme |k|. phonics Def: teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values Ex: Phonics Rules The vowels are "a,e,i,o, and u"; also sometimes "y" & "w". This also includes the diphthongs "oi,oy,ou,ow,au,aw, oo" and many others. The consonants are all the other letters which stop or limit the flow of air from the throat in speech. They are: "b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,qu,r, s,t,v,w,x,y,z,ch,sh,th,ph,wh, ng, and gh". see rules listed below at the glendale url i pasted in. phonetics Def: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis Ex:For example "to, two, and too" which all have the phonetic transcription /tu/. See about.com chart for complete chart |
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What else do you look for when basically I have written a
short story and now I have to
comment on the phonology of
it. I know phonology means
studying the sound system of a
language. e.g. onomatopoeia
and alliteration. But the real
question is what else do you
look for when commenting on
phonology apart from
onomatopoeia and alliteration?
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PHONOLOGY is the study of sounds and speech patterns in a language. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-i s-phonology.htm So aside from onomatopoeia and alliteration, you could also mention ASSONANCE and CONSONANCE. |
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what is the difference between all these are different types
pf phonology, so is there a
difference etween these three
kinds in terms of structure?
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Autosegmental is a non-linear approach tophonology that allows phonological processes, such as tone and vowel harmony, to be independent of and extend beyond individual consonants and vowels. Metrical phonology is phonologicalyconcerned with organizing segments into groups of relative prominence. \segments are organized syllables, syllables in metric feet, feet into phonological words, and words into larger units. Feature Geometry covers tones, for the purpose of brevity, we look almost exclusively at a tone is say Asian languages, particular Chinese languages and vietnamese. In short the pitch of a word can change the meaning of a word check out http://www.sil.org/glossaryofl inguisticterms Hope this is of some help to you. |
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how to do a phonemic translation of trinidadian creole language to standard english for university
iwant to kmow that what is basic need of phonetics to ponounce or speak english and what is the basichistory of phonetics?