phonemics

phonemics
noun
the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑phonology
• Derivationally related forms: ↑phonologic (for: ↑phonology), ↑phonological (for: ↑phonology), ↑phonologist (for: ↑phonology)
• Topics: ↑linguistics
• Members of this Topic: ↑syncope, ↑syncopation
• Hypernyms: ↑descriptive linguistics
• Hyponyms: ↑orthoepy

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\\fōˈnēmiks, fəˈ-, -mēks\ noun plural but singular in construction
Etymology: phoneme + -ics
1. : a branch of linguistic analysis that consists of the study of phonemes and often includes a study of their allophones
2.
a. : the structure of a language in terms of phonemes
b. : a statement of such structure in terms of phonemes

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—phonemicist /feuh nee"meuh sist, foh-/, n.
/feuh nee"miks, foh-/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
1. the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
2. the phonemic system of a language, or a discussion of this: English phonemics.
[1935-40; PHONEME + -ICS]

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phonēmˈics singular noun
1. The science or study of the phonemes of a language
2. The phonemes of a language and the patterns and structures in which they occur
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Main Entry: ↑phoneme

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phonemics UK [fəʊˈniːmɪks] US [foʊˈnimɪks] noun [uncountable] linguistics
the study of the phonemes of a language
Thesaurus: terms in phoneticshyponym specific areas of studyhyponym general grammatical and linguistic termshyponym

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  • phonemics — [fō nē′miks, fənē′miks] n. 1. the study of the phonemic systems of languages 2. the description and classification of the phonemes of a specific language phonemicist [pho ne′mə sist] n …   English World dictionary

  • phonemics — phonemicist /feuh nee meuh sist, foh /, n. /feuh nee miks, foh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the study of phonemes and phonemic systems. 2. the phonemic system of a language, or a discussion of this: English phonemics. [1935 40; PHONEME + ICS]… …   Universalium

  • phonemics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1936 1. a branch of linguistic analysis involving the study of phonemes 2. the structure of a language in terms of phonemes • phonemicist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phonemics — См. fonologìa …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • phonemics — noun The study of phonemes and their written representations …   Wiktionary

  • phonemics — pho·ne·mics fə nē miks, fō n pl but sing in constr 1) a branch of linguistic analysis that consists of the study of phonemes 2) the structure of a language in terms of phonemes …   Medical dictionary

  • phonemics — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. linguistic analysis, study of phonemes, linguistics; see language 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • phonemics — pho|ne|mics [fəˈni:mıks] n [U] technical the study and description of the phonemes of languages …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • phonemics — pho|ne|mics [ fou nimıks ] noun uncount LINGUISTICS the study of the phonemes of a language …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • phonemics — fÉ™ nɪːmɪks n. study of phonemes (smallest units of a language) …   English contemporary dictionary

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