Example sentences for: phonology

How can you use “phonology” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I find cultivated English speech often hard to understand, nor do I think this is entirely owing to unfamiliarity with U phonology.

  • As Carl Mills writes, linguistic competence includes knowledge of phonology and syntax but not semantics, a view of Leonard Bioomfield's that created many difficulties:

  • Anyone curious about technical linguistics will take delight in Wescott's comments on The Phonology of Proper Names in English.

  • ' However, Stimson and others have pointed out that Chinese phonology does change with time and that the Old Mandarin pronunciation for `country' had a final “k” sound unlike modern Chinese as now spoken on Taiwan and the mainland.

  • From the cover: Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this book offers a thorough account of topics covered in courses in phonetics and phonology.


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