phonemics

[ fuh-nee-miks, foh- ]
/ fəˈni mɪks, foʊ- /
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noun (used with a singular verb)

the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
the phonemic system of a language, or a discussion of this: English phonemics.

Origin of phonemics

First recorded in 1935–40; phoneme + -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM phonemics

pho·ne·mi·cist [fuh-nee-muh-sist, foh-] /fəˈni mə sɪst, foʊ-/, noun

Words nearby phonemics

phonematic, phonematics, phoneme, phonemic, phonemicize, phonemics, phonendoscope, phoner, phonesthemic, phonet., phonetic

Words related to phonemics

utterance, accent, diction, enunciation, articulation, twang, elocution, speech, drawl, phonetics, phonology, syllabification, orthoepy

British Dictionary definitions for phonemics

phonemics
/ (fəˈniːmɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) that aspect of linguistics concerned with the classification, analysis, interrelation, and environmental changes of the phonemes of a language

Derived forms of phonemics

phonemicist, noun