Which field studies the combination of the sounds into organized units of speech and is the study of the sound system of language?

• A. Phonology
• B. Phonetics
• C. Morphology
• D. Semantics

Answer: (A)

This is about how sounds are organized in a language and how they function to distinguish meaning. Phonology studies the sound system of a language and the rules that govern how sounds combine and interact. It looks at contrastive sounds (phonemes) and how they can appear in different contexts, as well as patterns like syllable structure, phonotactics, and processes such as assimilation. In short, phonology explains why certain sound sequences are possible and meaningful in a language, and how the sounds work together to form organized units of speech. Phonetics, by contrast, deals with the physical properties of sounds, morphology deals with word formation and meaningful units, and semantics deals with meaning.