phonemics

[ fuh-nee-miks, foh- ]
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noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.

  2. the phonemic system of a language, or a discussion of this: English phonemics.

Origin of phonemics

1
First recorded in 1935–40; phoneme + -ics

Other words from phonemics

  • pho·ne·mi·cist [fuh-nee-muh-sist, foh-], /fəˈni mə sɪst, foʊ-/, noun

Words Nearby phonemics

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British Dictionary definitions for phonemics

phonemics

/ (fəˈniːmɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) that aspect of linguistics concerned with the classification, analysis, interrelation, and environmental changes of the phonemes of a language

Derived forms of phonemics

  • phonemicist, noun

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