Phonology

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Phonology is a historical linguistic term that is now partly equated with phonematics . Depending on the nature of the sound units considered ( phonemes or phone ), Nikolai Sergejewitsch Trubetzkoy distinguishes between two areas in his work:

  • The phonology and phonemic ( "system of language-phonology") examines systems of phonemes , the smallest meaningful distinctive elements of languages.
  • The phonetics ( "speech-phonology"), deals with the description of producible by the human vocal tract sounds ( Phone ).

According to the above definition (and even today without express reference to Trubetzkoy) phonology describes the entirety of the sub-areas of phonetics and phonology. Historically, the term phonology is identified with the new Greek word phonology. Currently phonology is equated with phonetics. This lack of definition can lead to misunderstandings, so that individual definitions should be carefully observed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The teaching of the grammatical [sic!] Read." Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , Moritz Heyne (edit.): German dictionary . Hirzel, Leipzig 1885 (photomechanical reprint).
  2. ↑ a b Brockhaus' Konversations = Lexicon . 14th, completely revised edition. tape 10 . FA Brockhaus, Leipzig / Berlin / Vienna 1895, p. 1018 .
  3. ↑ a b c Nikolai Sergejewitsch Trubetzkoy: Basics of Phonology . 5th edition. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1971, p. 7 .
  4. ↑ Helmut Glück (Ed.): Metzler Lexikon Sprach . 2nd Edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2000.