Phonology vs Phonetics Phonetics deals with how speech sounds are actually made, transmitted and received. Phonology, on the other hand, deals specifically with the ways those sounds are organized into the individual languages. Phonetics is the study of all the sounds that the human voice is capable of creating whereas phonology is the study of a subset of those sounds that constitute language and meaning Phonology is language specific. It deals with speech sounds within the context of a specific languagePhonology vs Phonetics • Phonetics deals with how speech sounds are actually made, transmitted and received. Phonology, on the other hand, deals specifically with the ways those sounds are organized into the individual languages. • Phonetics is the study of all the sounds that the human voice is capable of creating whereas phonology is the study of a subset of those sounds that constitute language and meaning. • Phonology is language specific. It deals with speech sounds within the context of a specific language