phonemic

Relating to phonemes, the distinct units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another.

• 🇩🇪Die Phoneme betreffend; auf die kleinsten bedeutungsunterscheidenden Einheiten der gesprochenen Sprache bezogen, die Wörter voneinander unterscheiden können.

1. Relating to phonemes C1 formal

   Pertaining to the distinct units of sound in a specific language that distinguish meaning.

   • The phonemic inventory of English includes about 44 sounds.
   • Phonemic awareness is crucial for learning to read.
   • The linguist analyzed the phonemic structure of the dialect.

   🇩🇪phonemisch

• more phonemic comparative form
• most phonemic superlative form

An adverb used in linguistics, particularly phonology, meaning 'in terms of phonemes' or 'with reference to the phonemic system of a language.' It describes analysis or transcription that focuses on the abstract sound units (phonemes) that distinguish meaning, rather than on their precise phonetic realizations.

• 🇩🇪Adverb in der Linguistik, besonders in der Phonologie, das 'in Bezug auf Phoneme' oder 'hinsichtlich des Phonemsystems einer Sprache' bedeutet. Es beschreibt eine Analyse oder Transkription, die auf abstrakte Lauteinheiten (Phoneme), die bedeutungsunterscheidend sind, ausgerichtet ist und nicht auf deren genaue phonetische Realisierung.

1. By phonemics C1 formal

   In a manner relating to or based on phonemics, the study of phonemes in a language.

   • The word was analyzed phonemically to identify its distinct sounds.
   • She transcribed the sentence phonemically for the linguistics class.
   • The language is described phonemically in the textbook.

   🇩🇪Phonematisch