phonemics

pho·ne·mics  (f-nmks, f-)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The study and establishment of the phonemes of a language.

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pho·nemi·cist (-m-sst) n.

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phonemics

Noun

the classification and analysis of the phonemes of a language

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phonemics

1. the study and description of phonemes, i.e., the set of basic units of sound used in a language and phonemic systems.
2. the phonemic system of a given language. Also phonematics. — phonemicist, n.

See also: Linguistics

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phonemics - the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes phonology linguistics - the scientific study of language orthoepy - a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography descriptive linguistics - a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments syncopation, syncope - (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')