Thus ċ and ch represent the same phonetic element in Modern Irish.
The resulting strong graphical aspect, versus a weaker phonetic element (at least, say, compared to standard written English) cannot be ignored.
The Chinese also combined phonetic and semantic elements to create Han characters in ancient times.
"There's no question there are phonetic elements in the inscriptions," he said.
Each numbered entry consists of a series of characters with a common phonetic element.
However, such phonetic elements complement the logographic elements, rather than vice versa.
The encounter between language and music has inspired him with several works, and his compositions frequently include phonetic elements.
Some characters were radically stripped of all phonetic elements.
Simplified, the character is written without its internal phonetic element: 广.
Howard could make nothing of the words, whose very phonetic elements were strange and unfamiliar.