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Definitions of phonology
  1. noun
    the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes

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  • syncope (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
  • firth English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
  • syncopation (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
  • naturalisation changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
  • naturalization changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology
  • orthoepy a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography
  • j. r. firth English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
  • phonologic of or relating to phonology
  • roman jakobson United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
  • john rupert firth English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
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