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Double Entendre
A name is more than just a bunch of letters or words that sound catchy to the ear. If something is named well, the name will define the essence of its being. Sometimes a name can hold more than one meaning. The name “Sound Literacy” is such a phrase, a double entendre. In the name Sound Literacy “sound” is an adjective that carries two meanings. One, which is obvious, sound refers to the aspects of a word that deal with its pronunciation and thus are relevant to its spelling. Second, and more subtly, sound can mean “reasoning, good sense, or judgment”. Thus a...
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The most frequently asked question about Sound Literacy is, “Why aren’t the sounds of the phonemes modeled in the app?” To which I always respond, “But which dialect do you want modeled? Should the app model American, Canadian, British, or Australian phonemes?” To date, Sound Literacy has been purchased in 13 different countries; I wonder how many different dialects of English that represents. Hmm…Just consider for a moment how many different dialects are found in the United States alone. A phoneme, by definition, cannot be embodied in one modeled demonstration, because its...
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