Phonology

1. Studies how speech sounds function

2. They provide a comprehensive understanding of how language is articulated and perceived.

2.1. Phonology

2.2. Phonetics

2.2.1. Which are distinct sound units capable of modifying the meaning of the words

3. It focuses on the rules and behavior of sounds.

4. Studies the abstract sound patterns of the language

5. The Phoneme

5.1. Is the basic unit of phonological analysis.

6. Are used in that language to distinguish meaningful units

7. In Phonology, you can use minimal pairs to distinguish phonemes from each other.

7.1. Minimal Pairs

7.1.1. Un par mínimo es cuando dos palabras tienen significados diferentes pero solo una diferencia sonora

7.1.1.1. Example

7.1.1.1.1. mire /maɪə/ and mile/maɪl/

7.1.1.1.2. bad /bæd/ and bed /bɛd/

7.1.1.1.3. rock /rɒk/ and lock /lɒk/

8. mire /maɪə/ and mile /maɪl/