Difference between Phonology and Phonemics

What is the difference between Phonology and Phonemics?

Phonology as a noun is the study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language. while Phonemics as a noun is the study of phonemes and their written representations.

Phonology

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language. The way sounds function within a given language.

Phonemics

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The study of phonemes and their written representations.

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