phonemic

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Could his trouble pronouncing acetaminophen be a phonemic paraphasic error?

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

The incidence of these kinds of mistakes takes him into this realm of phonemic paraphasia, which is a sign of underlying brain damage, not just aging.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

Reading experts now widely acknowledge that before students can learn to connect sounds with written symbols, they must learn how to identify and manipulate those sounds with their mouths — an ability called phonemic awareness.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

But for children with dyslexia, phonemic awareness is difficult.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2020

Language and music are intertwined to the point where there is evidence of a connection in the brain between phonemic sound discrimination and musical sound discrimination.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin