phonology

[ fuh-nol-uh-jee, foh- ]

/ fəˈnɒl ə dʒi, foʊ- /

the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.

the phonological system or the body of phonological facts of a language.

Origin of phonology

First recorded in 1790–1800; phono- + -logy

pho·no·log·i·cal

[fohn-l-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌfoʊn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, pho·no·log·ic, adjective pho·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

I wanted it to have a sound very much like Arabic, so the phonology of Arabic influenced the way it sounds and the rhythm.

Game of Thrones: 10 Secrets About HBO's Adaptation |Jace Lacob |April 4, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Phonology: Godrics Northern dialect has been well preserved, but he would have written scild 3, ric 4, and probably birth 13.

Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes |Various
How absurd it would seem to suggest a study of phonology and morphology in a nursery with four-year-old children as investigators!

Montessori Elementary Materials |Maria Montessori
Phonology: Orm supplemented the current graphic methods by devices of his own.

Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes |Various

Any student of the phonology of early modern Japanese should turn to the far more reliable work of Father Rodriguez.

Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language |Diego Collado
There are differences of phonology, vocabulary, and grammatical forms.

A Handbook of the Cornish Language |Henry Jenner

phonology

/ (fəˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

the study of the sound system of a language or of languages in general Compare syntax (def. 1), syntax (def. 2), semantics

such a sound system

phonological (ˌfəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌfɒn-), adjective phonologically, adverb phonologist, noun