English Dictionary

alphabetism

名詞

An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN. / The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.

日本語の意味

各文字を個別に発音する略語、例えば「UN」のような表記（頭文字略語） / アルファベットを読む能力、すなわち初歩的な識字力

Linguists debated whether alphabetism is a useful term for describing abbreviations that are read letter by letter, such as UN.

言語学者たちは、UNのように一文字ずつ読まれる略語を表す用語として「頭字語」が有用かどうか議論した。

意味（1）

An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.

Some alphabetisms are written as if they weren't alphabetisms at all, like deejay for DJ, disc jockey, or emcee for MC, master of ceremonies.

意味（2）

The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.

Some of the activities involved in ... corvée and military needs stimulated the spread of a certain type of minimal alphabetism for inventorying and most likely encouraged the development of a professional scribalism for record-keeping and book-keeping.

意味（3）

Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.

The answer, I suggest, is that phonemism is rooted in alphabetism. Indeed, many linguists have suggested that there really is a /g/ phoneme at the end of 'fang' and other [ŋ]-final words in English, except that they are not pronounced!

意味（4）

Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.

The injustice of alphabetism is, of course, a thorn in the Zitser side, and he playfully promises to assign the problem to alphabetically neutral aides.

alphabetisms （ plural ）