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phonemeSmallest unit of speech distinguishing one word (or word element) from another (e.g., the sound p in tap, which differentiates that word from tab and tag). The term is usually restricted to vowels and consonants, but some linguists include differences of pitch, stress, and rhythm. A phoneme may have variants, called allophones, that differ phonetically without affecting meaning. Phonemes may be recorded with special symbols, such as those of the International Phonetic Alphabet. In transcription, linguists conventionally place symbols for phonemes between slash marks: /p/. phonemeA speech utterance, such as "k," "ch," and "sh," that is used in synthetic speech systems to compose words for audio output. See formant information. phoneme [′fō‚nēm] (linguistics) A speech sound (phone) that is contrastive, that is, is perceived as being different from all other speech sounds. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Phonemes are the building blocks we use to construct words. In addition, learners with PA can detect and create rhyme, delete phonemes from words and say the resulting word (i. Encourage families to find and cut out words on food packaging that contain the phonemes. |
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