The organization of sound-based distinctions and patterns in a language. Phonological representations connect acoustic inputs, lexical information and articulatory behavior without being identical to any one of them.
Explicit access to and manipulation of sound structure, including units such as syllables and phonemes. It is distinct from ordinary ability to understand speech.
Awareness and manipulation of phoneme-sized units. Its development can support alphabetic reading and be altered by learning to read.[ref]
A representation of the sound structure relevant to a language. Recognition, temporary retention and speech production can use such information while imposing different additional demands.
Analysis of a speech signal in terms of the sound structure relevant to language. Auditory discrimination, mapping sounds to words and access to meaning impose distinguishable demands.

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