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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pho·nol·o·gy \\fə-ˈnä-lə-jē, fō-\\ noun DATE 1799 1. the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages 2. the phonetics and phonemics of a language at a particular time • pho·no·log·i·cal \\ˌfō-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl also ˌfä-\\ also pho·no·log·ic \\-jik\\ adjective • pho·no·log·i·cal·ly \\-ji-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb • pho·nol·o·gist \\fə-ˈnä-lə-jist, fō-\\ noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 phonology phon·ology / fE5nClEdVi; NAmE -5nB:l- / noun[U] (linguistics 语言) the speech sounds of a particular language; the study of these sounds 音系；音系学 • phono·logic·al / 7fEunE5lCdVikl; 7fCn-; NAmE 7founE5lB:dV-; 7fB:n- / adj.: phonological analysis 音系分析 • phon·olo·gist / fE5nClEdVist; NAmE fE5nB:l- / noun Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pho·nol·o·gy \fōˈnäləjē, fəˈ-, -ji\ noun (-es) Etymology: phon- + -logy 1. : the science of speech sounds including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a single language or in two or more related languages considered together for comparative purposes 2. : the phonetics and the segmental and suprasegmental phonemics of a language at a particular time |
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