/ fəˈnɒlədʒi; NAmE -ˈnɑːl-/ noun
[ U ] ( linguistics ) the speech sounds of a particular language; the study of these sounds
► phono·logic·al / ˌfəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl; ˌfɒn-; NAmE ˌfoʊnəˈlɑːdʒ-; ˌfɑːn-/ adjective :
phonological analysis
► phon·olo·gist / fəˈnɒlədʒist; NAmE fəˈnɑːl-/ noun