There are at least three different ways that spelling can affect phonetic representation: 1) spelling pronunciation; 2) resolving the ambiguities due to phonemic overlap; and 3) influencing speakers’ interpretations of general phonetic sequences. The first of these three is well known and is only discussed briefly in this paper. The other two ways are more subtle in their effect since they can change speakers’ phonemic representations without causing significant changes in pronunciation.
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