The argument was originally made against a background of structuralistphonemicswhich equated the two.
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Phonemics: a technique for reducing languages to writing.
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The second, third and fourth chapters discuss phonetics,phonemicsand distinctive features.
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The chapter topics chronicle the transition in the study of phonology from the phonetically based focus ofphonemicsto the abstract rule-governed approach of current phonological investigations.
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Transliteration is not concerned with representing thephonemicsof the original: it only strives to represent the characters accurately.
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The unit of analysis forphonemicsis called phonemes.
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Phonology is divided into two separate studies, phonetics andphonemics.
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Others therefore suggested renaming the study of language-dependent pronunciation "phonemics" or "phonematics" instead, but this did not gain widespread acceptance either, so the terms "graphemics" and "graphematics" became more frequent.
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It is in fact a balance amongphonemics, morphology, etymology, and grammar; and, like that of most living languages, has its share of inconsistencies and controversial points.
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Phonemicsstudies how the sounds are used.
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