弁べん別べつ的てき特とく徴ちょう

noun

distinctive feature

Linguistics term referring to a phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes one sound from another. Often used in the context of distinctive feature theory.

See also: 弁別的素性

• 音おん韻いん論ろんでは、弁べん別べつ的てき特とく徴ちょうによって音おん素そが区く別べつされる。

  In phonology, phonemes are distinguished by distinctive features.