Definition of Phonemes

1. Noun. (plural of phoneme) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phonemes

1. phoneme [n] - See also: phoneme

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phonemes

phonebox
phoneboxes
phonecall
phonecalls
phonecard
phonecards
phoned
phoneidoscope
phoneidoscopes
phoneless
phoneline
phonemark
phonematic
phonematically
phoneme
phonemes (current term)
phonemic
phonemic merger
phonemic mergers
phonemic split
phonemic system
phonemically
phonemicist
phonemicists
phonemicization
phonemicizations
phonemicize
phonemicized
phonemicizes
phonemicizing

Literary usage of Phonemes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to ...by Bennie Armbruster by Bennie Armbruster (2002)
"Teaching phonemic awareness, particularly how to segment words into phonemes, helps children learn to spell. The explanation for this may be that children ..."

2. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"However, the decision that these five 'variable' phonemes are to be classed as ... Four lateral phonemes are established in the word- final environment, ..."

3. An Indoeuropean Classification: A Lexicostatistical Experiment by Isidore Dyen, Joseph B. Kruskal, Paul Black (1992)
"Since the regular change of transitions, as opposed to phonemes, is less familiar, two examples may be worth noting. One is the history of the /d/ in ..."

4. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All by Debbie Diller (2007)
"Counting phonemes in a word Blending phonemes to make a word Isolating the beginning phoneme in a word Isolating the final phoneme in a word Isolating the ..."

5. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"tion, speakers would react in some way to prevent a merger of two phonemes. The simplest would be to maintain the distinction without change. ..."

6. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"tion, speakers would react in some way to prevent a merger of two phonemes. The simplest would be to maintain the distinction without change. ..."

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