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Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) is a pedagogical technique involving the scientific investigation of the spelling of words. [1] [2] [3] SWI considers morphology, [4] [5] etymology, relatives, and phonology. [3] [6] The guiding principles of SWI are (1) "the primary function of English spelling is to represent meaning" [7] and (2) "conventions by which English spelling represents meaning are so well-ordered and reliable that spelling can be investigated and understood through scientific inquiry." [6] [8] [9]
SWI uses four questions to investigate the spelling of a word: [6] [10]
The questions must be investigated in order starting with the meaning.
A word sum shows how a word is built. [10] [11] A word sum is a "necessary tool to allow falsification of hypotheses of orthographic morphological structure." [3] [6]
The following are examples of word sums:
A word matrix is a visualization of the morphology of related words. [10] [6] [11]
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Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) is a pedagogical technique involving the scientific investigation of the spelling of words. [1] [2] [3] SWI considers morphology, [4] [5] etymology, relatives, and phonology. [3] [6] The guiding principles of SWI are (1) "the primary function of English spelling is to represent meaning" [7] and (2) "conventions by which English spelling represents meaning are so well-ordered and reliable that spelling can be investigated and understood through scientific inquiry." [6] [8] [9]
SWI uses four questions to investigate the spelling of a word: [6] [10]
The questions must be investigated in order starting with the meaning.
A word sum shows how a word is built. [10] [11] A word sum is a "necessary tool to allow falsification of hypotheses of orthographic morphological structure." [3] [6]
The following are examples of word sums:
A word matrix is a visualization of the morphology of related words. [10] [6] [11]