phonemes

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According to Rendell, the evidence shows whales are mainly repeating the same phoneme over and over again instead of actually combining varieties of phonemes into complex words.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

Other neurons reflected more complex aspects of word construction such as the specific assembly of phonemes into syllables.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

"This system is trained to know what words should come before other ones, and which phonemes make what words," study co-author Dr Frank Willett, Stanford said.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

In the days leading up to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, competitors made sure they knew their phonemes and root words.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

It makes pellets out of phonemes, implies that the deep structures of grammar are made of something like cement.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas