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Phonemic vs Semantic - What's the difference?

phonemic | semantic |

As adjectives the difference between phonemic and semantic

is that phonemic is (linguistics) relating to phonemes while semantic is semantic.

phonemic

English

Adjective

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  • (linguistics) relating to phonemes
    • We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology.
  • (linguistics) relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
    • Tone is phonemic in Chinese.

    Related terms

    * phoneme * phonetic * phonology * emic * etic

    semantic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
  • (software design, of code) Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
  • Petty]] or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, [[niggle, niggling.

    • Derived terms

    * antisemantic * semantically * semantic change * semantic field * semantic shift

    Related terms

    * seme * sememe * semantics * semasiology * sematic * sematology * semiotic * semiotics

    References

    * (Semantic Web) * * * * " Semantic code: What? Why? How?" in boagworld. *

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