発はつ音おん学がく

noun

phonetics; phonology

Academic term covering the study of speech sounds, including their production (phonetics) and systematic organization (phonology). In Japanese linguistics contexts, 音声学 (phonetics) and 音韻論 (phonology) are more precise, but 発音学 is used as a broader or older term.

• 彼かれは大だい学がくで発はつ音おん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

  He is majoring in phonetics at university.

• 発はつ音おん学がくの知ち識しきは語ご学がく教きょう師しにとって重じゅう要ようだ。

  Knowledge of phonetics is important for language teachers.