graphic symbol
- noun
- /ˈɡræfɪk ˈsɪmbəl/
- Specialized
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símbolo gráfico
- Unlike transparency and name agreement, in which the child has to guess a symbol's meaning, the identification task shows whether a child can see a relation between a spoken word and a graphic symbol.
Examples
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Thus, this task involves language that the child has to associate with the correct graphic symbol.
Academic text (2012) -
The teacher used a graphic symbol to help the students connect sounds with letters.
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Beginning with verbs, the children were presented with one graphic symbol at a time.
Academic text (2012) -
In this task, the children were presented with four graphic symbols at a time, one target symbol and three foils from the testing pool of animated symbols or static symbols, respectively.
Academic text (2012) -
To improve reading skills, each letter was paired with a graphic symbol that represented its sound.
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In the lesson, children learned to recognize a graphic symbol for each phoneme they practiced.
Synonyms
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A written or printed mark that stands for a sound in an alphabet
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A written sign such as a letter or number
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A carved or written sign that stands for something in writing
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A written sign that stands for a sound in a language, like A or B
A written sign such as a letter that shows a sound or meaning
A sign that stands for a sound, syllable, or word
A written sign that shows one speech sound
A written mark, like a letter, that stands for a sound or idea
A mark made when writing or printing, like a letter
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning "a pictorial or digital sign" is directly and transparently derived from combining 'graphic' (visual, pertaining to images) with 'symbol' (a mark or sign representing something). This adjective+noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns and would be easily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents (e.g. an icon or emoji is a graphic symbol).
Etymology
Graphic symbol comes from the words graphic and symbol, where graphic means 'drawn or written' and symbol means 'a sign that stands for something'. So, imagine a small mark on paper that stands for a sound or unit in a language, and that image explains why it means 'a written symbol for speech sounds'.