"Phonology"

Language revolves around many complex ideas. One of those ideas include being able to hear, and hear correctly that is. The study of phonology is the study of significant sound patterns of language. There are so many sounds that we as humans can make, yet only a small portion of it includes language. We have to be able to listen to the specifics of language like the differences of certain letter sounds. Being able to grasp the difference between a B and a D is key in understanding language to its fullest. More specific, phonemes is the sound distinguishes in any given language. I thought this part of the chapter was really interesting simply because I cannot hear all the sounds of our language correctly. My left ear has hearing loss and I grew up wearing hearing aids. When I was young I heard the incorrect phoneme for the letter S. Because I heard it differently, I said it differently, and that led me to have a lisp. My parents tried to have therapy sessions as a kid, but I wasn’t havin it. Let’s just say I was really stubborn. The funny thing is, is that I am now pushing 21 years of age, and I still CANNOT say slither correctly.