When was the concept of the phoneme put forth?
the mid 20th century.
Does phonology usually focus on phonemes is certain languages?
yes
Did phonology have a different name at one point?
yes
More than one?
yes
What is one of those names?
phonematics
And the other name?
phonemics
Is phonology commonly differentiated from something?
yes
From what?
phonetics
How many concepts does phonetics concern?
Three
And one of those concepts is?
physical production of the sounds of speech
And another one?
the acoustic transmission of those sounds
And the last one?
The perception of the sounds
According to people who work in the field to which brand of linguistics does phonetics belong to?
descriptive linguistics
And does phonology belong to a specific one?
yes
Which one?
theoretical linguistics
What is a person called who works in this field?
linguist
Can sign languages fall under this field in linguistics?
yes
Under what branch specifically?
Phonology
Can a sound system be considered part of a fundamental system of a language?
yes