Why use phonemic symbols? The alphabet which we use to write English has 26 letters but (British) English has 44 sounds. Inevitably, English spelling is not a reliable guide to pronunciation because Some letters have more than one sound Sometimes letters are not pronounced at all The same sound may be represented by different letters
Issac BasheYisifdes44nda1) an American short-story writer and novelist Born in poland he came to the uSA in 1935 His novels deal most with the heritage, faith, and daily lives of polish jews, particularly in the warsaw ghetto. He was awarded the nobel prize for