Phonology 101

Contents OVERVIEW Scope and Terminology Underpinning Knowledge Preparatory Work Child Phonological Simplifying Processes STRUCTURAL SIMPLIFICATIONS Reduplication Deletion Consonant deletion…

Overview Phonology Phonology is the study of the rule system that governs how particular speech sounds are used to produce meaningful words. It investigates the systematic organization of sounds in a particular language. It describes the basic units of speech in any language and examines…