phonemic

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Pronunciation

• (America, British) IPA: /fəˈniːmɪk/, /fəʊˈniːmɪk/

Adjective

phonemic (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Relating to phonemes.

   We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology.

2. (linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.

   Tone is phonemic in Chinese.

Related terms

• phoneme
• phonetic
• phonology
• emic
• etic

Translations

• French: phonémique
• German: phonemisch
• Italian: fonemico

Translations

• German: phonemisch
• Russian: фоне́мный

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