Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies the systematic organization of sounds in languages. It focuses on the abstract, cognitive aspects of sounds, including their patterns, rules, and functions within a particular language or across languages, distinguishing it from phonetics, which deals with the physical properties of speech sounds.
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Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies the systematic organization of sounds in languages. It focuses on the abstract, cognitive aspects of sounds, including their patterns, rules, and functions within a particular language or across languages, distinguishing it from phonetics, which deals with the physical properties of speech sounds.