Definitions

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  • adverb In accordance with the principles of phonics.
  • adverb Phonetically; in a manner related to the sound of a word rather than its spelling.

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Examples

  • Those lovable “Between the Lions” chefs, Theo and Cleo, are back with another highly unusual (but phonically correct!) kitchen masterpiece.

    Between the Lions: What’s Cooking? – Hot Chop Drop Soup « General Literacy « Videos « Literacy News 2009

  • The lucky user sits on the bed, while the surrounding phonically isolating curtains close automatically.

    We’re at Milan Design Week 2010 2010

  • This forum attends to the sounding sense of Romantic poetry, both thematically (a poetics of sound) and sensually/phonically (the poetry of sound and the sound of poetry).

    About This Volume 2008

  • A primer of this recreation, playing on poetic infrastructure, is Southey's jeu d'esprit, "The Cataract of Lodore," a poem shaped, phonically and metrically, into a cascade of sounds that not only coincide with lexical sense but drive it as a primary expressive force:

    Sounding Romantic: The Sound of Sound 2008

  • They "have the integrity of the original master tape, they're just phonically superior" to previously released recordings, says Kevin Howlett,

    Meet the Beatles (Again) 2009

  • In Polish we call it, schauff phonically spelled.

    What's in CSA box #1 '09 kat 2009

  • Approximately a month ago, around the end of September, I flew to Bergen, Norway, in order to perform at the Audiatur Festival — a multilingual extravaganza for the avant-garde, at which many celebrated performers of both phonically-based poetry and constraint-based poetry attended, including the likes of Tomomi Adachi (from Japan), Caroline Bergvall (from Britain), Leevi Lehto (from Finland), and Jacques Roubaud (from France).

    2007 October : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

  • Approximately a month ago, around the end of September, I flew to Bergen, Norway, in order to perform at the Audiatur Festival — a multilingual extravaganza for the avant-garde, at which many celebrated performers of both phonically-based poetry and constraint-based poetry attended, including the likes of Tomomi Adachi (from Japan), Caroline Bergvall (from Britain), Leevi Lehto (from Finland), and Jacques Roubaud (from France).

    The Audiatur Festival 2007 : Christian Bök : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

  • September 14th, 2009 at 11:56 pm please someone please phonically send an example of how to say the name: Bourdieu.

    French names – stress | Linguism | Language Blog 2008

  • September 14th, 2009 at 11:56 pm please someone please phonically send an example of how to say the name: Bourdieu.

    French names – stress | Linguism 2008

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