phonemics

[ fuh-nee-miks, foh- ]

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.

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

• phoˈnemicist, noun

Other Words From

• pho·ne·mi·cist [f, uh, -, nee, -m, uh, -sist, foh-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phonemics¹

First recorded in 1935–40; phoneme + -ics

Related Words

• accent
• diction
• utterance