👉 Phonily is a term used in the field of linguistics and communication studies to describe the process by which speakers of a language acquire or modify their pronunciation, intonation, and other aspects of speech. The term was coined by linguist Mary L. Green in 1953 as an extension of the term "phonetic" which refers to phonological changes in words. Phonily is characterized by the gradual change from vowel sounds to consonant sounds, often accompanied by a shift
