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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yīnwèixué
"音位学是语言学的一个分支。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The branch of linguistics that studies phonemes and the sound systems of languages.
"Advanced studies in phonemics reveal how subtle differences in articulation change word meanings." - 2
The system of phonemes characteristic of a particular language.
"The phonemics of this indigenous language includes several rare click consonants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'phoneme', combining the Greek root 'phōnē' (voice, sound) with the adjectival and disciplinary suffix '-ics'. Coined in the mid-20th century during the development of structural linguistics to describe the branch of phonology concerned with the study of phonemes and their systemic functions in languages.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Phonemics"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Phonemics" is said worldwide
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phonémique
Transliteration: fɔnemik
"La phonémique étudie les unités distinctives d'une langue."
Phonemik
Transliteration: foˈneːmɪk
"Die Phonemik ist ein Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft."
fonemica
Transliteration: foˈnɛmika
"La fonemica analizza i fonemi di una lingua."
fonémica
Transliteration: foˈnemika
"La fonémica se encarga de estudiar los fonemas."
fonêmica
Transliteration: fõˈnɛmika
"A fonêmica é essencial para a descrição das línguas."
स्वनिमविज्ञान
Transliteration: svanim vigyan
"स्वनिमविज्ञान भाषा के ध्वनी तंत्र का अध्ययन करता है।"
音位学
Transliteration: yīnwèixué
"音位学是语言学的一个分支。"
음소론
Transliteration: eumsoron
"음소론은 언어의 소리 체계를 연구합니다."
音素論
Transliteration: onsoron
"音素論は言語の音の機能を研究する学問です。"
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