nonacrophonic

Definitions

Not acrophonic; having a name whose initial sound differs from the sound it represents.

not-comparable

Examples

“Children may have⟳ more to gain⟳ from acrophonic first letters than from nonacrophonic letters since it is easier to recognize /b/ in 'bear⟳' than /es/ in 'stone.'”

“Some languages have⟳ only acrophonic letter names, and others have⟳ some phonetically iconic but nonacrophonic names as well.”

“Letter-related factors included letter-name structures (e.g., CV or VC letter-name structures versus nonacrophonic letter names) and letter–sound⟳ ambiguity (e.g., letters that are associated with more than one sound⟳ or that share⟳ a sound⟳ with another letter).”

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