WordCmp.com

descriptive linguistics vs phonemics

phonemics vs descriptive linguistics

descriptive linguistics and phonemics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descriptive linguistics Yes No No No
phonemics Yes No No No
As nouns, phonemics is a hyponym of descriptive linguistics; that is, phonemics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than descriptive linguistics:
  • descriptive linguistics: a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
  • phonemics: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Other hyponyms of descriptive linguistics include grammar, phonology, morphophonemics.
descriptive linguistics (noun) phonemics (noun)
a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Difference between descriptive linguistics and phonemics

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.