Phonetic alphabet
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Phonetic alphabet can mean:
- phonetic transcriptionPhonetic transcriptionPhonetic transcription is the visual representation of speech sounds . The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet, e.g., the International Phonetic Alphabet....
system: a system for transcribing the precise sounds of human speech into writing.- International Phonetic AlphabetInternational Phonetic AlphabetThe International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
(IPA): the most widespread such system
- International Phonetic Alphabet
- :Category:Phonetic alphabets: lists other phonetic transcription systems
- phonemic orthographyPhonemic orthographyA phonemic orthography is a writing system where the written graphemes correspond to phonemes, the spoken sounds of the language. In terms of orthographic depth, these are termed shallow orthographies, contrasting with deep orthographies...
: for representing the sounds of a particular language with a one-symbol-per-sound correspondence - spelling alphabetSpelling alphabetA spelling alphabet, radio alphabet, or telephone alphabet is a set of words which are used to stand for the letters of an alphabet. Each word in the spelling alphabet typically replaces the name of the letter with which it starts...
: a set of words used instead of alphabetic letters in radio communication; each word stands for its initial letter- ICAO spelling alphabet: the most widespread such set (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie,...)
- :Category:Spelling alphabets: lists other spelling alphabets