phonology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
    phonemics.

WordNet

Pho*nol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Phono- + -logy.
Definitions
  1. The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds.

Webster 1913