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phonology

/fuh-nol-uh-jee, foh-/US // fəˈnɒl ə dʒi, foʊ- //UK // (fəˈnɒlədʒɪ) //

语音学,语音,语言学,词汇学

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pho·nol·o·gies.

    • : the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
    • : the phonological system or the body of phonological facts of a language.

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Examples

  • I wanted it to have a sound very much like Arabic, so the phonology of Arabic influenced the way it sounds and the rhythm.

  • Phonology: Orm supplemented the current graphic methods by devices of his own.

  • Phonology: This has been sufficiently described at pp. 493-9: a few forms call for comment.

  • Phonology: This section should be compared with pp. 581-586; explanations of abnormal forms offered there are not repeated.

  • The subsequent changes in orthography are due mainly to changes of sound, and find their explanation in the phonology.

  • These three groups were distinguished from each other by characteristic points of phonology and inflection.