Phonology

Phonology, study of the sound patterns that occur within languages. Some linguists include phonetics, the study of the production and description of speech sounds, within the study of phonology.

Diachronic (historical) phonology examines and constructs theories about the changes and modifications in speech sounds and sound systems over a period of time. For example, it is concerned with the process by which the English words “sea” and “see,” once pronounced with different vowel sounds (as indicated by the spelling), have come to be pronounced alike today. Synchronic (descriptive) phonology investigates sounds at a single stage in the development of a language, to discover the sound patterns that can occur. For example, in English, nt and dm can appear within or at the end of words (“rent,” “admit”) but not at the beginning.

Maksudnya yaitu Phonology merupakan studi tentang pola suara yang terjadi di dalam suara. Jika Phonetic membahas mengenai alat ucap dalam bahasa. Maka, Phonology yaitu sistem atau hasil yang dikeluarkan melalui alat ucap atau rongga mulut dan bisa juga dikatakan sebagai hasil produksi dari part of speech.  


Fungsi phonology

   1. Untuk mengetahui perubahan bunyi suara pada suatu kata.

   2. Mempelajari cara kerja organ tubuh manusia terutama yang berhubungan dengan penggunaan bahasa.

 3.Mempelajari tentang proses pembentukan bunyi, penyampaian/ pengucapannya.