verb
- to convert into or analyze as phonemes; to identify and classify the distinct sound units of a language
Usage: linguistics; third-person singular present tense of 'phonemicize'
Examples
- The linguist phonemicizes the recorded speech to identify all distinct sounds.
- When we phonemicize a language, we break it down into its smallest meaningful sound units.
- The software phonemicizes audio files to extract phonemic information.
- Researchers phonemicize dialect recordings to compare regional variations.
- She phonemicizes the utterances carefully to ensure accurate transcription.