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phonemics

American  
[fuh-nee-miks, foh-] / fəˈni mɪks, foʊ- /

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 British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • phonemicist noun

Etymology

Origin of phonemics

First recorded in 1935–40; phoneme + -ics

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