What is a letter?
According to Google research,
the definition of “letter” is: a character representing one or more of the
sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
A letter is any
of the symbols of an alphabet. That is true. However, a letter is not a character representing one or more of
the sounds used in speech. If so, what are silent letters, for example a, b, c, and d in the English words logically, debt, muscle, and sandwich.
Reference: New Concept Linguistics
什么是字母？
谷歌给“字母”的定义是：代表口语中声音的符号; 字母表里的所有的符号。
字母确实是字母表里的符号。但是，字母不是代表口语中声音的符号。如果字母是代表口语中声音的符号，那么英语单词 logically, debt, muscle, sandwich 中的不发音的字母 a,b,c,d 代表什么？
参考：新概念语言学
字母确实是字母表里的符号。但是，字母不是代表口语中声音的符号。如果字母是代表口语中声音的符号，那么英语单词 logically, debt, muscle, sandwich 中的不发音的字母 a,b,c,d 代表什么？
参考：新概念语言学
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