How do you describe a word phonetically?
Phonetic spelling is a system of spelling in which each letter represents one spoken sound. In English, some words are pronounced exactly as they look. When T is used to spell tiger, the letter T is assigned one sound. So that single letter (T) does not correlate to only one pronunciation.
What does the word lenition mean?
In linguistics, lenition is a sound change that alters consonants, making them more sonorous. The word lenition itself means “softening” or “weakening” (from Latin lēnis ‘weak’).
Is phonetically an adverb?
phonetically adverb – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
What are the sounds of a word called?
Onomatopoeia (also onomatopeia in American English), is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as oink, meow (or miaow), roar, and chirp.
What is an example of phonetically?
An example of phonetic is the word “dad” being spelled the way it sounds. Relating to the sounds of spoken language. (linguistics) In such logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with radical.
Which languages have lenition?
6.1 The most important consonant change in Welsh is “lenition”. It is often called the”soft mutation”. Lenition is a pronunciation phenomenon which is widespread in Western European languages, but in Welsh (and in Celtic generally) it has a special importance because it is not merely a change of pronunciation.
Is Chinese phonetic?
Chinese is not a phonetic language. The pronunciation is not related to the writing of Chinese words (characters). Pinyin is the special system, created for people to learn Mandarin pronunciation. Pinyin transcribes the Chinese characters so people can pronounce it.