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PHONEMICS [2 records]

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Record 1 1986-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

The aspect of language which is concerned not with grammar, but with levels of expression; i. e., phonetics(substance) and phonemics(form).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Science dont l'objet est l'étude des unités minimales distinctives, appelées "cénèmes."

CONT

"[...] la phonologie devient la cénématique."

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

A branch of linguistic analysis that consists of the study of phonemes and often includes a study of their allophones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Étude des phonèmes.

Spanish

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