A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of language. Phonemes are the distinct sounds in a language that differentiate words, while graphemes are the written symbols that represent these sounds. In language, morphemes can be represented by different combinations of phonemes and graphemes.
Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in language, graphemes are the written representation of phonemes, and morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in language. Phonemes and graphemes represent sounds, while morphemes represent meaning. Together, they are essential building blocks for language.
The word "though" has five graphemes: th / o / u / g / h.
English is not considered a phonetic language because there is not always a one-to-one correspondence between sounds (phonemes) and letters (graphemes). This lack of consistent sound-letter relationships can make English spelling and pronunciation unpredictable for learners. Additionally, English has borrowed words from many other languages which can further complicate pronunciation.
A vowel grapheme is a written symbol representing a vowel sound in a language. Examples of vowel graphemes include letters like "a," "e," "i," "o," and "u" in the English alphabet.
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Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can change meaning (e.g., the "p" sound in "pat" and "bat"). Graphemes are the written representation of phonemes, such as letters or combinations of letters used to represent sounds in written language (e.g., the letter "p" representing the "p" sound).