Sound Structure (Noun)
Meaning
The admissible arrangement of sounds in words.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The linguist studied the sound structure of the language to understand its phonological patterns.
- The sound structure of the word "hello" consists of a sequence of consonant and vowel sounds.
- The language's sound structure allows for a wide range of consonant clusters at the beginning of words.
- The poet carefully considered the sound structure of each line to create a musical quality.
- The sound structure of the dialect was distinct from the standard language, with unique vowel shifts and diphthongs.