nonphonemic
/ˌnɑn fəˈnimɪk/
adjective
- Not relating to or representing distinct units of sound (phonemes) in a language; not making a difference in meaning between words.
- The nonphonemic distinction between those two vowels is not important for understanding the word.
- Linguists study which sound variations are phonemic and which are nonphonemic.
- In English, the difference between an aspirated and unaspirated 'p' is nonphonemic.
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