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toneme /ˈtəʊniːm /noun PhoneticsA phoneme distinguished from another only by its tone.The pinyin is so far the optimal system in representing the phonemes and tonemes of Chinese....- With Chinese languages, the phonemes and tonemes can be counted in many different ways, and the number of finals that can be distinguished is often difficult to determine.
- Languages that make use of tonemes are called tonal languages.
Derivatives tonemic /təʊˈniːmɪk/ adjective ...- This new research indicates that there may be some sort of tonemic opposition in Haloze.
- Because of neutralizing forces of Korean tones mentioned above, the kind of tonemic patters are extremely restricted.
Origin 1920s: from tone, on the pattern of phoneme. |