Corpus phonology with speech resources

1. Phonetic considerations in phonological research Phonology is concerned with characterizing the sound patterns of language, typically presented in terms of a system of contrastive sound elements (e.g., syllables, segments, features) and the distribution of those sounds in the makeup of phonological words and phrases. This focus on the sound system and the characteristic patterns that arise when sounds combine to form words is what distinguishes the study of phonology from the study of phonetics, as these two fields are traditionally construed. Yet the phonologist’s perspective on sound systems is typically rooted in knowledge about the phonetic properties of the sound elements that make up a language, and reflects direct observation of phonetic form, through the production and perception of spoken words and phrases.