Let’s Take Articulation to the Next Level: Phonology Phonology is the term used to describe how the act of articulation is neurologically organized and just like any other brain function is an extremely rule governed human behavior. Phonology, like articulation, is performed at the unconscious level and is too a highly complex process. It involves learning sounds through imitation, learning rules about how sounds are organized in words, and learning how sounds are affected when combined with other sounds. Here are some examples of how phonological rules affect sound production at the word level and at the sentence level: word level There are sounds in the English language that affect word meaning, represented for the most part as letters in the alphabet, like a /t/. Depending on where in the word /t/ is placed, it will be produced differently, therefore creating multiple versions of the same sound /t/ in the English language. In the initial position of words, /t/ has an extra air release called aspiration, “time” In the medial position of words, /t/ sounds like a “d” “letter” In the final position of words, /t/ is in its original form. “combat” sentence level The following are two sentences that…