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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfonologico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fonoˈlɔːdʒiko
"Il mutamento fonologico è evidente nei dialetti locali."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
Connected with the abstract phonemes and sound patterns underlying spoken words.
"Children develop phonological awareness before they learn to read fluently."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phonological" is said worldwide
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phonologique
Transliteration: fɔnɔlɔʒik
"Cette langue possède un système phonologique complexe."
phonologisch
Transliteration: fonoˈloːgɪʃ
"Die phonologische Struktur des Wortes wurde untersucht."
fonologico
Transliteration: fonoˈlɔːdʒiko
"Il mutamento fonologico è evidente nei dialetti locali."
fonológico
Transliteration: fonoˈloxiko
"Estudiaron el inventario fonológico de la lengua indígena."
fonológico
Transliteration: fونوˈlɔʒiku
"O teste avalia a consciência fonológica das crianças."
स्वनवैज्ञानिक
Transliteration: svanvaigyanik
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक स्वनवैज्ञानिक अध्ययन है।"
音位学的
Transliteration: yīnwèixué de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个音位学的研究课题。"
음운론적
Transliteration: eumunlonjeok
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 현상은 음운론적 관점에서 설명할 수 있다."
音韻論的
Transliteration: on'inronteki
Script: 日本語
"その言語には独特な音韻論的特徴がある。"
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