Kumar, Dinesh2026-04-282026-04-282025Kumar, D. Understanding the Sounds of a Language through Phonology: a Fundamental Aspect / Dinesh Kumar // Сучасні тенденції фонетичних досліджень : зб. матеріалів VIIІ Круглого столу з міжнар. участю, [Київ], 24 квітня 2025 р. / КПІ ім. Ігоря Сікорського. – Київ, 2025. – С. 16-17.https://ela.kpi.ua/handle/123456789/80457In the present paper an attempt has been made to highlight the importance of phonology in linguistic studies. By way of analising phonemes, allophones, and phonological rules as well as their role in the sound system of a language teaching and learning, it is pointed out that their understanding can enable the language learners to find out and differentiate lexical units with similar language sounds but having different meanings.enphonemesignificantsmallestlanguagerepresentationunitArticleС. 16-17