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Phonology
Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in spoken languages and signs in sign languages. It used to be only the study of the systems of phonemes in spoken languages (and therefore used to be also called phonemics, or phonematics), but it may also cover any linguistic analysis either at a level beneath the word (including syllable, onset and rime, articulatory gestures, articulatory features, mora, etc.) or at all levels of language where sound or signs are structured to convey linguistic meaning.Sign languages have a phonological system equivalent to the system of sounds in spoken languages. The building blocks of signs are specifications for movement, location and handshape.
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Phonology (noun)
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.
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Phonology (noun)
The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.
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Morphology (noun)
A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
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Morphology (noun)
The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
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Morphology (noun)
The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
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Morphology (noun)
The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
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Morphology (noun)
The form and structure of something.
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Morphology (noun)
A description of the form and structure of something.
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Morphology (noun)
the study of the forms of things.
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Morphology (noun)
the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures.
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Morphology (noun)
the study of the forms of words, in particular inflected forms
“grammar is organized along two main dimensions: morphology and syntax”
“a generative approach to Italian morphology”
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Morphology (noun)
a particular form, shape, or structure.