phonemics

noun

pho·​ne·​mics fə-ˈnē-miks 

fō-

plural in form but singular in construction

1

: a branch of linguistic analysis involving the study of phonemes

2

: the structure of a language in terms of phonemes

phonemicist

fə-ˈnē-mə-sist 

fō-

noun

Word History

Etymology

phonem(ic) + -ics

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

phonemics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

pho·​ne·​mics fə-ˈnē-miks, fō- 

1

: a branch of linguistic analysis that consists of the study of phonemes

2

: the structure of a language in terms of phonemes