subsyllabic
English
Etymology
sub- + syllabic
Adjective
subsyllabic (comparative more subsyllabic, superlative most subsyllabic)
- (linguistics) Of, or related to parts or fractions of a syllable.
- 2002, edited by Ludo Verhoeven, Carsten Elbro, Pieter Reitsma, Precursors of Functional Literacy
- While we assume that phonological subsyllabic units are functional prior to reading skill, we have not ruled out a possible interaction with the writing system.
- 2002, edited by Ludo Verhoeven, Carsten Elbro, Pieter Reitsma, Precursors of Functional Literacy