About This Lesson
Graphemes are the smallest units in a writing system capable of causing a contrast in meaning. In the English alphabet; the switch from cat to bat introduces a meaning change; therefore; c and b represent different graphemes. It is usual to transcribe graphemes within angle brackets; to show their special status: <c>; <b>. The main graphemes of English are the twenty-six units that make up the alphabet. These are plans to teach graphemes.
