Silent Letter

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orthographic_concept
gptkbp:category linguistics
spelling
gptkbp:defines a letter in a word that is written but not pronounced
gptkbp:example the 'b' in 'doubt'
the 'e' in 'bake'
the 'k' in 'knight'
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:English_language
gptkb:French_language
many other languages
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:syntax
gptkb:phonology
gptkbp:role affects pronunciation
affects spelling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:America_(band)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Silent Letter