What is a grapheme?

A grapheme is a unit (a letter or letters) of a writing system that represents one phoneme; a single sound that has one phonemic correspondent.

• Concept module: grapheme
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): G
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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