GUDANG BACA

 1. What is the main phonology?

Answer : Phonology is a branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds (or signs, in sign languages). The term also refers to the sound system of any particular language variety. When we talk about how phonemes function in language, and the relationships among the different phonemes - when, in other words, we study the abstract side of the sounds of language, we are studying a related but different subject that we call phonology. Only by studying both the phonetics and the phonology of English is it possible to acquire a full understanding of the use of sounds in English speech. 

2. What is phonetics? 

Answer : Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that focuses on the production and classification of the world’s speech sounds.  The production of speech looks at the interaction of different vocal organs, for example the lips, tongue and teeth, to produce particular sounds.  By classification of speech, we focus on the sorting of speech sounds into categories which can be seen in what is called the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). There are three types of the study of the sounds of language. Acoustic Phonetics is the study of the physical properties of sounds. Auditory Phonetics is the study of the way listeners perceive sounds. Articulatory Phonetics is the study of how the vocal tracts produce the sounds. This article will only describe articulatory phonetics.

3. What is the objective in learning phonology? 

Answer : Understand the system of sound and sound combinations in English (Phonology). Understand how sounds are produced, how they are transmitted, and how they are perceived (Phonetics). Differentiate between consonants and vowels. Pronounce English sounds in isolation and in connected speech. Differentiate between consonants and vowels in all word-positions. Distinguish phonemes and allophones.

4. What is the significance in learning phonology?

Answer : Phonology is about sounds considered to be structured for conveying linguistic meaning so in the context of speaking a language this is very important because a language is only understood if spoken phonologically correct.