👉 The term "phonologists" is defined as individuals who specialize in studying and analyzing speech sounds, particularly those involved in the study of language and communication. These professionals often work with natural language processing (NLP) tools to analyze spoken language data, which involves identifying, categorizing, and interpreting individual phonemes (a unit of sound that represents a word or phrase). They also investigate how speakers use words and phrases as they are pronounced, and how these sounds are formed in the brain. Phonologists
