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descriptive linguistics vs phonology

phonology vs descriptive linguistics

descriptive linguistics and phonology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descriptive linguistics Yes No No No
phonology Yes No No No
As nouns, phonology is a hyponym of descriptive linguistics; that is, phonology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than descriptive linguistics:
  • descriptive linguistics: a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
  • phonology: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Other hyponyms of descriptive linguistics include grammar, phonemics, morphophonemics.
descriptive linguistics (noun) phonology (noun)
a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Difference between descriptive linguistics and phonology

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