Sounds
A speech sound is___
phoneme
A sound that is made by constricting partially or fully the vocal tract.
consonant
A written symbol that depends entirely on illustrations to encode whole words
Pictograph
The number of letters in the word "student"
Seven
s-t-u-d-e-n-t
Writing codes ____
SOUND (TRM p. 24)
A word or word part with a vowel sound made with one push of breath
syllable
The term used for the type of vowel sound in the words g-o, ea-t, a-che, t-oo, b-ite
Long vowel (tense)
Alphabet
The number of phonemes in the word "paper"
Four
/p/ /ā/ /p/ /er/
Language Codes ______
Smallest unit of sound
phoneme
The term used for the type of vowel sounds in c-at, b-ig, l-et, h-ot, n-ut
short vowels (or lax)
A writing system that uses individual symbols to encode syllables
syllabary
The number of graphemes in the word "knead"
Three
kn - ea - d
Fewer symbols to remember, permenant, can convey abstract concepts, expands memory, flexible
Advantages of an alphabetic writing system
This skill is acquired naturally
Oral language
When people make vowel sounds their vocal tract is
Open
The written symbol for a speech sound.
Grapheme.
The number of syllables in the word "chair"
These do not match up because English has a deep (opaque) spelling system.
Letters (26) and Sounds (44)