— phonemicization , n.
/feuh nee"meuh suyz', foh-/ , v.t., phonemicized, phonemicizing .
1. to transcribe into phonemic symbols.
2. to analyze (a word, the sound structure of a language, etc.) by establishing its phonemes.
Also, esp. Brit., phonemicise .
[ 1935-40; PHONEMIC + -IZE ]