Relating to sound quality or characteristics.

Pertaining to phonetics and speech sounds.

Describing vocalization or auditory expression.

Connected with the physical properties of sound waves.

Involving communication through spoken language elements.

**Phonal (Noun)**: A unit of speech sound in phonetics.

**Phonal (Adjective)**: Relating to sounds or vocal expressions.

**Phoneme**: The smallest distinct unit of sound in language.

**Phone**: An individual speech sound; a concrete instance of a phoneme.

**Prosodic Phonology**: Study of rhythm, stress, and intonation patterns.