phonological

(adjective)

Of or relating to the study of the way sounds function in languages, including syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

Related Terms

Examples of phonological in the following topics:

  • Short-Term and Working Memory

    • The phonological loop is responsible for dealing with auditory and verbal information, such as phone numbers, people's names, or general understanding of what other people are talking about.
    • It consists of two parts: a short-term phonological store with auditory memory traces that are subject to rapid decay, and an articulatory loop that can revive these memory traces.
    • The phonological store can only store sounds for about two seconds without rehearsal, but the auditory loop can "replay them" internally to keep them in working memory.
    • The phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad are semi-independent systems; because of this, you can increase the amount you can remember by engaging both systems at once.
    • The central executive connects the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad and coordinates their activities.

  • Other Steps

    • This is aided by what is known as the phonological loop of working memory.
    • The phonological loop consists of two parts - short-term storage and articulatory rehearsal.
    • Diagram of the phonological loop process, which consists of two parts: short-term storage and articulacy rehearsal.

  • Introduction to Language

    • Phonetics is the study of individual speech sounds; phonology is the study of phonemes, which are the speech sounds of an individual language.
    • These include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

  • Challenges

    • They argue that too much emphasis is placed on meaning and not enough emphasis is place on phonological skills.

  • Learning Disabilities and Special Education

    • This includes difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, processing speed, auditory short-term memory, and/or language skills or verbal comprehension.

  • Introduction to Memory Encoding

    • This is aided by what is known as the phonological loop.
    • The phonological loop is a process by which sounds are sub-vocally rehearsed (or "said in your mind over and over") in order to be remembered.

  • The Structure of Language

    • A phoneme is the basic unit of phonology.

  • Articulation and Pronunciation

    • Syllables are often considered the phonological "building blocks" of words.

  • Dialect and Vocal Variety

    • A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody).

  • Introduction to Memory Storage

    • Miller suggested that the capacity of short-term memory storage is approximately seven items plus or minus two, but modern researchers are showing that this can vary depending on variables like the stored items' phonological properties.