Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being phonetic; phonetic character; representation, or faithful representation, of utterance by written signs.
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- noun The
phonetic representation ofsounds
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Examples
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Other examples bearing on this question may be found, but these are believed to be sufficient to warrant the belief that at the time these codices were written Maya culture had reached that stage where the idea of phoneticism was being introduced into the writing.
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But I repeat here the statement made at the commencement of this paper, that in using this term "phoneticism," I include that which may, in a strict classification, be called ikonomatic.
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His deep admiration for the French language led him to transpose the phoneticism of certain English branding words that have become a regular part of the French lexicon.
Le Mot Juste Tobias Grey 2009
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There's been more progress toward phoneticism in recent years.
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Creeping phoneticism seems to have crept only so far.
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[349] Some remarks are made by "Madame _Hépenny_" -- a very pleasing phoneticism, and, though an actual name, not likely to offend any actual person.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889
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TN-8 Index Seler entry phonetcism should read phoneticism
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As it is possible to determine with reasonable, and in fact satisfactory, certainty its signification in a number of instances where used otherwise than as a day symbol, some of these will be noticed, as they seem to furnish strong evidence of phoneticism.
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As _cab_ has "earth" as one of its leading significations, we not only find therein a connection with the day name, but also an indication of phoneticism.
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These statements will perhaps suffice to make clear my views on this question, which do not appear to have been clearly understood, possibly because of my frequent use of the words "phonetic" and "phoneticism," and perhaps rather loose reference to "letter elements."
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