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tonological

Syllables: ton·o·log·i·calUK/ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

tonological adjective: of or relating to tonology.

Adjective

tonological (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to tonology.
    • [W]e shall instead propose that stød be tonological in nature, i.e. we shall assume that it belongs in the gesture which is a ‘domicile’ for prosodic or extra-segmental units.1989, Jørgen Staun, “On the Representation of Stød”, in John Anderson, Jacques Durand, editors, Explorations in Dependency Phonology, Dordrecht: Foris Publications, →ISBN, page 182
    • However, I think that on a tonological level the Indus Kohistani and the Shina accent systems are very similar.2005, Claus Peter Zoller, “Technical Aspects of the Dictionary”, in A Grammar and Dictionary of Indus Kohistani (Trends in Linguistics, Documentation; 21-1), volume I (Dictionary), Berlin; New York...

Examples of tonological in a sentence

  • [I]t can be seen that tonological awareness remains inferior to phonological awareness in the primary/lower secondary educated groups of adults.2007, Denis Burnham, Karen Mattock, “The Perception of Tones and Phones”, in Ocke-Schwen Bohn, Murray J. Munro, editors, Language...
  • Songs in a tonal language like Yoruba depend on tonological patterning for their beauty and euphony.2015, Niyi Oladeji, “Language as Tranquilizer: A Phonostylistic Study of Some Yoruba Lullabies”, in Paul Tench, editor, Studies in Systemic...

Origin of tonological

From tonology + -ical.

Words formed from tonological

Questions about tonological

What does tonological mean?
Tonological means of or relating to tonology.
How do you use tonological in a sentence?
[I]t can be seen that tonological awareness remains inferior to phonological awareness in the primary/lower secondary educated groups of adults.
What part of speech is tonological?
Tonological is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tonological?
Tonological is pronounced /ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ (UK).

Words near tonological in the dictionary

  1. tonograph
  2. tonographic
  3. tonographs
  4. tonography
  5. tonoi
  6. tonological
  7. tonologically
  8. tonologies
  9. tonologist
  10. tonologists
  11. tonology

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