phonemics

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

phonemics
    n 1: the study of the sound system of a given language and the
         analysis and classification of its phonemes [syn:
         {phonology}, {phonemics}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

phonemics \pho*ne"mics\ (f[-o]*n[=e]"m[i^]ks), n. (Linguistics)
   The study of the sound system of a given language and the
   analysis and classification of its phonemes.

   Syn: phonology.
        [WordNet 1.5]