Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lexicophonology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lex-i-cophonol-o-gy
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The adaptation of word forms to reflect pronunciation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although regional variation in Negro-dialect lexicophonology should not be severe enough to require extensive modification of standard-English word spellings in Negro-dialect reading materials, there may be a few cases in which dialect pronunciations will be too deviant […]"
"I would like to think that it is in these areas—lexicosemantics, lexicophonology, the study of anomias, the developmental characteristics of the lexicon, and the biological characterizations of the association cortex—that a neurobiology of language and artificial intelligence models will emerge to fill the existing gap between language and the brain."

Etymology

From lexico- + phonology.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lexico

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

lexicophonological

Questions

What does lexicophonology mean?: The adaptation of word forms to reflect pronunciation.
Where does lexicophonology come from?: From lexico- + phonology.

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