adjective
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of or relating to the phoneme
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relating to or denoting speech sounds that belong to different phonemes rather than being allophonic variants of the same phoneme Compare phonetic
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of or relating to phonemics
Other Word Forms
- nonphonemic adjective
- nonphonemically adverb
- phonemically adverb
Etymology
Origin of phonemic
Example Sentences
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He uses lots of phonemic paraphasia, where a person starts a word and then can't finish it so they say something that sounds similar such as "misses" instead of "missiles."
From Salon
The incidence of these kinds of mistakes takes him into this realm of phonemic paraphasia, which is a sign of underlying brain damage, not just aging.
From Salon
Skipping or downplaying phonics, phonemic awareness and related skills makes learning to read especially difficult for kids with learning disabilities, including dyslexia.
From Seattle Times
It includes the five pillars of instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and has recently been expanded to include oral language development, background knowledge and written expression.
From Seattle Times
In addition, there is an intrinsic relationship in the discrimination of phonemic sounds and musical sounds for children learning to read.
From Literature
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