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Record 1 2010-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diachronic Linguistics and Etymology
  • Education (General)
DEF

A close and highly predictable relationship between the sounds of the language and the letters and groups of letters

CONT

Spanish is said to have a relatively "transparent orthography" ... In Spanish, to a much greater extent than English or French, "Anything you can say, you can spell".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique diachronique et étymologie
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
DEF

Lien étroit et très prévisible entre les sons de la langue et les lettres et groupes de lettres.

CONT

On dit que l'espagnol possède une orthographe relativement «transparente» [...] En espagnol, beaucoup plus qu'en anglais ou en français, on écrit comme on prononce.

Spanish

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