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  2. Grapheme - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, a grapheme is the smallest functional unit of a writing system. [1] The word grapheme is derived from Ancient Greek gráphō ('write'), and the suffix -eme by analogy with phoneme and other emic units. The study of graphemes is called graphemics. The concept of graphemes is abstract and similar to the notion in computing of a ...

  3. Phonemic orthography - Wikipedia

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    In an ideal phonemic orthography, there would be a complete one-to-one correspondence between the graphemes (letters) and the phonemes of the language, and each phoneme would invariably be represented by its corresponding grapheme. So the spelling of a word would unambiguously and transparently indicate its pronunciation, and conversely, a ...

  4. Synthetic phonics - Wikipedia

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    For example, the words me and pony have the same sound at the end, but use different letters. Teaching students to read words by blending: identifying the graphemes (letters) in the word, recalling the corresponding phonemes (sounds), and saying the phonemes together to form the sound of the whole word.

  5. Writing system - Wikipedia

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    Graphemes are generally defined as minimally significant elements which, when taken together, comprise the set of symbols from which texts may be constructed. [14] All writing systems require a set of defined graphemes, collectively called a script. [15] The concept of the grapheme is similar to that of the phoneme used in the study of spoken ...

  6. Orthographic depth - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Korean word 훗일, which should be pronounced as [husil] based on standard pronunciations of the components of the grapheme, is actually pronounced as [hunnil]. Among the consonants of the Korean language, only one is always pronounced exactly as it is written. Italian offers clear examples of differential directionality in depth.

  7. Phonogram (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    A phonogram is a grapheme i.e. one or more written characters which represent a phoneme (speech sound), [1] rather than a bigger linguistic unit such as morphemes or words. [2] For example, "igh" is an English-language phonogram that represents the / aɪ / sound in "high".

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word’s letter order. Related: 300 Trivia Questions and Answers to Jumpstart Your ...

  9. Category:Graphemes - Wikipedia

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    A grapheme is a fundamental unit in a written language. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. A. Alphabets (26 C, 92 P) B.