🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

fonologico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fonoˈlɔːdʒiko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Phonological/ˌfoʊ.nəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il mutamento fonologico è evidente nei dialetti locali."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the system of contrastive sounds in a language or in human speech generally.

    "The researchers conducted a detailed phonological analysis of the regional dialects."
  2. 2

    Connected with the abstract phonemes and sound patterns underlying spoken words.

    "Children develop phonological awareness before they learn to read fluently."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin 'phonologia' (combining Ancient Greek 'phōnē' meaning 'sound, voice' and '-logia' meaning 'study of'), with the adjectival suffix '-ical' added in the 19th century. It entered linguistic terminology to describe the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

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