Phonemic Definition

fə-nēmĭk, fō-
adjective
Of, characterized by, or based on phonemes.
Webster's New World
Of phonemics.
Webster's New World
Serving to distinguish phonemes or distinctive features.
American Heritage

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

Tone is phonemic in Chinese.
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Origin of Phonemic

Phonemic Sentence Examples

  • The phonemic inventory of a language is established by using minimal pairs.

  • Then point to the schwa on the phonemic chart and make a schwa sound.

  • A variation on both the above activities is for you or the learners to prepare phonemic transcriptions of vocabulary with a deliberate mistake.

  • Each lesson focuses on phonemic awareness while keeping children entertained with the antics of on screen characters.

  • Thus, although listeners heard the replaced phonemes in the noise, these phonemic percepts did not cause adaptation.

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