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phonological

/fohn-l-oj-i-kuhl, fon-/US // ˌfoʊn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌfɒn- //

语音学,语音,语言学,语音学的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to phonology, the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in languages generally:The course covers phonological processes such as vowel harmony, voicing, syllabication, and the placement of stress.
    • : of or relating to the inventory of sounds, and the patterns governing them, in a specific language:I’m not used to this sound and don’t know how to pronounce it, as it doesn’t exist in my native English phonological system.

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Examples

  • Collado's handling of the nasal sounds is too inconsistent to be a reliable source for phonological data.

  • Rodriguez' transcription better reflects the phonological facts; naraye, vomoye, and cuye.

  • Collado's transcription is unable accurately to express the proper phonological, or morphological, form of shin'i 'indignation.'

  • Of his contributions to reviews on phonological topics, perhaps the most important is his discussion of "Brugmann's Law."