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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPhonological representation
/ˌfoʊ.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl ˌrɛp.rɪˈzɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The abstract mental storage or coding of a speech sound or word in the human cognitive lexicon, distinguishing it from phonetic surface realization.
"The phonological representation of a word specifies its contrastive phonemes and underlying feature matrix." - 2
A formal notation or model used in linguistics to depict the underlying sound structure of utterances.
"Generative grammar rules map the abstract phonological representation onto actual phonetic outputs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'phonological', derived from Ancient Greek 'phōnē' (sound, voice) and 'logos' (word, study), with 'representation', originating from Late Latin 'repraesentare' (to exhibit, portray). Established in 20th-century structural linguistics and generative phonology to describe the mental coding of speech sounds.
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représentation phonologique
Transliteration: ʁe.pʁe.zɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ fɔ.nɔ.lɔ.ʒik
"La représentation phonologique sous-tend la prononciation des mots."
phonologische Repräsentation
Transliteration: foˈnoːloːɡɪʃə ʁepʁɛzɛntaˈtsi̯oːn
"Die phonologische Repräsentation unterscheidet sich oft von der lautlichen Oberfläche."
rappresentazione fonologica
Transliteration: rap.pre.zen.taˈtsjo.ne fo.no.loˈdʒi.ka
"Ogni parola ha una specifica rappresentazione fonologica nella mente."
representación fonológica
Transliteration: re.pre.sen.taˈsjon fo.no.loˈxi.ka
"La representación fonológica es fundamental en la teoría lingüística."
representação fonológica
Transliteration: ʁe.pɾe.zẽ.taˈsãw fu.nu.luˈʒi.kɐ
"A representação fonológica estuda os sons abstratos da língua."
स्विनिमित प्रतिनिधित्व
Transliteration: svanimit pratinidhitva
Script: ध्वनिमित प्रतिनिधित्व
"मानसिक lexicon में शब्दों की एक ध्वनिमित प्रतिनिधित्व होती है।"
音位表征
Transliteration: yīn wèi biǎo zhēng
"音位表征是人类大脑对语音的抽象编码。"
음운론적 표상
Transliteration: eum-un-ron-jeok pyo-sang
"음운론적 표상은 단어의 추상적인 소리 구조를 나타낸다."
音韻表象
Transliteration: on'in hyōshō
"音韻表象は言葉の頭の中での抽象的な音声表現である。"
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