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phonemic

adjective as in linguistic

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He uses lots of phonemic paraphasia, where a person starts a word and then can't finish it so they say something that sounds similar such as "misses" instead of "missiles."

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Trump is continuing to show more of these phonemic aphasias: “Venezuero” instead of Venezuela.

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I asked several highly specialized experts about Trump's use of language, and they told me that what Trump is doing in total, but especially the phonemic paraphasias, were almost certain evidence of brain damage.

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Skipping or downplaying phonics, phonemic awareness and related skills makes learning to read especially difficult for kids with learning disabilities, including dyslexia.

It includes the five pillars of instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and has recently been expanded to include oral language development, background knowledge and written expression.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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