Alphabetic principle

The alphabetic principle is the understanding that letters are used to represent speech sounds, or phonemes, and that there are systematic and predictable relationships between written letters and spoken words. The alphabetic principle is the foundation of any alphabetic writing system, which is the most common type of writing system in use today.

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Phonemic orthography Phonics Japanese writing system Kana Italian alphabet Literal and figurative language Spoken language English orthography Phone Morpheme Syllabary Grapheme Syllable Orthography Phoneme Writing system Italian language

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