nonphonemic
adjective
phoneticsspecialized(alsonon-phonemic)uk/ˌnɒn.fəˈniː.mɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.foʊˈniː.mɪk/notrelatingto thephonemesof alanguage(= thesmallestunitsofspeechthat make one word different from another word):
Mistakes inspellingcan be phonemic or nonphonemic.
Shedevelopeda newsystemof non-phonemicspelling.
- Youngerchildrentendtoperceivephonemiccontrastmuch moreclearlythan nonphonemiccontrast.
- The non-phonemicsystemwas veryeffectiveinhelpinglearnerstoguessthecorrectpronunciationof words.
- Non-phonemic respelling isdifficultforlearnerswho alreadyspeakanotherlanguage.
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- schwa
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental