PHONOLOGY in LINGUISTICS

Phonology (Pho-nol-o-gy)

Definition:

Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages.The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and totacit rules governing pronunciation and the sound system of a language; the phonology of English.

Discussion:

The phonological system of a language includes.

• an inventory of sound and their feature.

• rules which specify how sound interact with each other.

Phonology is just one of several aspeccts of language. it is related to other aspect such as Phonetics, Morphology,Syntex, and Pragmatics.Here is a illustration that show the place of Phonology in an interacting hierarchy of lecels in linguistics.

Comparison:

Phonology and Phonetics

Phonetics …	Phonology …
Is the basis for phonological analysis.	Is the basis for further work in morphology, syntax, discourse, and orthography design.
Analyzes the production of all human speech sounds, regardless of language.	Analyzes the sound patterns of a particular language by determining which phonetic sounds are significant, and explaining how these sounds are interpreted by the native speaker.

Modals Of Phonology:

Diffrent modals of phonology contribute to our knowladgeof phonological representation and processes:

• In Classical Phonemics,phonemes and thier possible combinatiousare central.

• In Standart Generative Phonology, distinctive feature are central. a stream of speechis portrayed as sequence sound-segments. each segment is composed of simultaneously occuring feature.

• In Non-Linear of Phonology, a stream of speech is respresented as multidimensional, not simply as linear sequence of sound segments, these non-linear modals grew out of generative phonology.

1. autosegment phonology

1. metrical phonology

1. lixical phonology