phonology

The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation.

The sound system of a language.

The science or doctrine of the sounds uttered by the human voice, or used in a particular language; phonetics.

That part of grammar which treats of pronunciation. Compare orthoëpy.

The system of sounds and of their combinations in a language.

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.

The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

The way sounds function within a given language.

the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes