phonologically
Regarding speech sounds
Phonologically means with regard to the sound system of a language—how speech sounds are organized and patterned.
Linguists might note that two words are phonologically similar or that a child is developing phonologically.
The term appears mainly in academic contexts discussing pronunciation patterns, sound changes, or language acquisition.
Non-distinctive sound variation
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- consonantIn agreement with
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
diphthong · segmental · grapheme · assimilation · metathesis · underlying form · distinctive feature · free variation
Pitch variation in speech
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- toneQuality of sound
- pitchFrequency of sound
- accentRegional speech pattern
rhythm · cadence · prosody · prominence · contour · focus · nucleus · foot
Clear vocal expression
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- nasalizationSound routed through nostrils
- voicingExpressing aloud
- mannerWay of behaving
place · labial · velar · alveolar · palatal · glottal · fricative · plosive
Dropped sounds in speech
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- dissimilationSounds becoming less alike
- deletionRemoval of content
- insertionPlacing something within
reduction · syncope · metathesis · gemination · neutralization · liaison · coalescence
allophone
Non-distinctive sound variation
vowel · diphthong · segmental · grapheme · assimilation · metathesis · underlying form · distinctive feature · free variation
intonation
Pitch variation in speech
accent · rhythm · cadence · prosody · prominence · contour · focus · nucleus · foot · mora
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- nasalizationSound routed through nostrils
- voicingExpressing aloud
manner · place · labial · velar · alveolar · palatal · glottal · fricative · plosive · affricate
elision
Dropped sounds in speech
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- dissimilationSounds becoming less alike
- deletionRemoval of content
insertion · reduction · syncope · metathesis · gemination · neutralization · liaison · coalescence
phonologicallysemantically
Regarding linguistic meaning
pragmatically · morphologically · syntactically · lexically · etymologically
- phonological rulePrinciple governing pronunciation changes
- phonological processPattern altering spoken sounds