What is the literal sense of the German voice classification system used to identify voice types?
Fach The German Fach system (] ; literally "compartment" or "subject of study", here in the sense of "vocal specialization") is a method of classifying singers, primarily opera singers, according to the range, weight, and color of their voices. It is used worldwide, but primarily in Europe, especially in German-speaking countries and by repertory opera houses.
Phoneme A phoneme ( ) is one of the units of sound (or gesture in the case of sign languages, see chereme) that distinguish one word from another in a particular language. For example, in most dialects of English, the sound patterns ("thin") and ("din") are two separate words distinguished by the substitution of one phoneme, /θ/ , for another phoneme, /d/ . (Two words like this that differ in meaning through a contrast of a single phoneme form what is called a "minimal pair"). In many other languages, e.g. Spanish, these would be interpreted as exactly the same set of phonemes (i.e. /θ/ and /d/ would be considered the same).