phonemicity

noun

phonemicity

noun

Etymology From phonemic + -ity.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The state or quality of being phonemic.

  • Some people doubt the phonemicity of the English sound [ŋ], as in "singing".
  • Spanish orthography has high phonemicity: it corresponds precisely and consistently with the sounds of the phonemes.

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