The principles of phonological analysis can be applied independently of modality because they are designed to serve as general analytical tools, not language-specific ones. The same principles have been applied to the analysis of sign languages (see Phonemes in sign languages), even though the sub-lexical units are not instantiated as speech sounds.
ধ্বনিতাত্ত্বিক বিশ্লেষণের নীতিগুলি কী যা থেকে পৃথকভাবে প্রয়োগ করা যায়?
modality