弁べん別べつ素そ性せい

noun

distinctive feature

Technical term in phonology and linguistics; refers to a minimal phonetic property that distinguishes one phoneme from another, such as voicing or place of articulation.

• 音おん韻いん論ろんでは、弁べん別べつ素そ性せいを用もちいて音おん素そを分ぶん析せきする。

  In phonology, distinctive features are used to analyze phonemes.