In measurements of sound pressure or loudness of sound, one pascal is equal to 94 decibels SPL. The quietest sound a human can hear, known as the threshold of hearing, is 0 dB SPL, or 20 ÂµPa. The airtightness of buildings is measured at 50 Pa.
WEAVER++ defines phonological encoding as the process by which the phonological code (i.e., phonemes or syllables) of a word is retrieved and reassembled in an incremental, just-in-time manner to allow for efficient construction of phonological words.
phonology. 1. the study of speech sounds, from either or both the phonetic and phonemic viewpoints. 2. the phonetic and phonemic systems of a language. See also linguistics.â phonologist, n. â phonological, adj.1. the study of the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more languages comparatively.. the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation. 2. the phonological system or the body of phonological facts of a language.