English

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

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