English Dictionary

phonology

/fəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/

noun

(linguistics, uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

Phonology is a branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of language.

意味（1）

(linguistics, uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

意味（2）

(linguistics, countable) The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

The Achean, the ancient Malayu and other mixed phonologies possessing a considerable degree of harshness, were thus formed.