respelling
Writing words differently
Respelling is writing a word with different letters to show how it's pronounced: The dictionary gives "noo-moh-nyuh" as a respelling of pneumonia.
Respellings help readers sound out unfamiliar words without learning phonetic symbols.
The verb respell means to spell again or differently.
Language's letter system
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
- letterWritten symbol or message
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- typographyArranging letters for display
script · standardization · hyphenation · capitalization · punctuation · apostrophe · transliteration · romanization
Manner of speaking words
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- IPASound notation system
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
syllable · vowel · consonant · diphthong · articulation · stress · accent · intonation
Chart showing speech sounds
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- glossShine or annotation
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- simplificationMaking something less complex
disambiguation · paraphrase · explanation · definition · meaning · interpretation · guide · reference
Ability to read, write
- readingInterpreting written text
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- sounding outPronouncing letter by letter
learning · teaching · instruction · pedagogy · curriculum · tutoring · remedial · dyslexia
alphabet
Language's letter system
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
- letterWritten symbol or message
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
typography · script · standardization · hyphenation · capitalization · punctuation · apostrophe · transliteration · romanization · Americanization
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
transcription · syllable · vowel · consonant · diphthong · articulation · stress · accent · intonation · sound
pronunciation guide
Chart showing speech sounds
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- glossShine or annotation
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
simplification · disambiguation · paraphrase · explanation · definition · meaning · interpretation · guide · reference · key
literacy
Ability to read, write
- readingInterpreting written text
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
sounding out · learning · teaching · instruction · pedagogy · curriculum · tutoring · remedial · dyslexia · beginner
- Pronunciationpronunciation key, pronunciation keys, syllable stress, word stress, sentence stress
- spelling reformNoah Webster, Romanization, script adaptation, grapheme, silent e
- spellingorthography, silent e, silent letters, double consonants, double vowels
- writing systemsalphabet, vowel, alphabets, Cyrillic alphabet, consonant
- dialectsregional dialect, local dialect, patois, vernaculars, vernacular
- phoneticsphonemes, phoneme, vocal folds, consonants, vowels
spell, spelling, spelled, spellbound, speller, spellings, misspell, misspelling, spellers