phonemics
[f
uh
-
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.
Origin
1935-40;
phoneme
+
-ics
Related forms
phonemicist
[f
uh
-
nee
-m
uh
-sist, foh-]
/fəˈni mə sɪst, foʊ-/
(
Show IPA
),
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
phonemics
phonemics
/
fəˈniːmɪks
/
noun
1.
(
functioning as sing
) that aspect of linguistics concerned with the classification, analysis, interrelation, and environmental changes of the phonemes of a language
Derived Forms
phonemicist,
noun