Phonology

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Phonology is the subfield of linguistics that studies the sound patterns of languages.

Term properties

The corresponding relational adjective is phonological.

Origin

Based on the Greek elements phoon- 'sound' and -logía 'knowledge'. The term phonology occurs in English since the mid-19th century.

Other languages

German Phonologie

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