Phonology, a core area of linguistics, focuses on analyzing the systems of sounds in languages.
Phonology, a core area of linguistics, focuses on analyzing the systems of sounds in languages. It studies how these sounds are organized, their patterns of occurrence in different linguistic contexts, and the rules governing their behavior. Phonology differs from phonetics in that phonology looks at the abstract aspects of sounds, such as their functional roles in a language, while phonetics is more concerned with the physical aspects of sound production and perception.