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English (EN) The subfield of linguistics which studies meaning that is used to understand human expression through language. The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.
A branch of linguistics which studies the sounds of human speech, or—in the case of sign languages—the equivalent aspects of sign. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds or signs (phones): their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory perception, and neurophysiological status.
语音学是研究言语声音（即语音）的学科。狭义的语音学对应英语中phonetics一词，关切的重点在具体语音本质以及产生语音的方法，与之相对的是音韵学（或称音系学），研究音位或语音区别特征在某种语言中运作的抽象规则和语音的系统。广义的语音学是指这两大方面研究的总合。
