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PRONUNCIATION OF PHONETIC ALPHABET

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHONETIC ALPHABET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phonetic alphabet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHONETIC ALPHABET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of phonetic alphabet in the English dictionary

The definition of phonetic alphabet in the dictionary is a list of the words used in communications to represent the letters of the alphabet, as in E for Echo, T for Tango.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHONETIC ALPHABET

phonemics
phonendoscope
phoner
phonetic
phonetic law
phonetical
phonetically
phonetician
phoneticisation
phoneticise
phoneticism
phoneticist
phoneticization
phoneticize
phonetics
phonetisation
phonetism
phonetist
phonetization
phonetize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHONETIC ALPHABET

abet
alphabet
analphabet
barbet
bet
Courbet
Cyrillic alphabet
finger alphabet
gibbet
Initial Teaching Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet
Latin alphabet
Morse alphabet
Roman alphabet
sherbet
sorbet
Tebet
thibet
Tibet
you bet

Synonyms and antonyms of phonetic alphabet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phonetic alphabet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHONETIC ALPHABET

Find out the translation of phonetic alphabet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phonetic alphabet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phonetic alphabet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拼音字母
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alfabeto fonético
570 millions of speakers

English

phonetic alphabet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्वन्यात्मक वर्णमाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأبجدية الصوتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фонетический алфавит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alfabeto fonético
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোনেটিক বর্ণমালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alphabet phonétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abjad fonetik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phonetische Alphabet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

音標文字
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음성 알파벳
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alphabet phonetic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảng chữ cái ngữ âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலிப்பு எழுத்துக்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वन्यात्मक वर्णमाला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fonetik alfabe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alfabeto fonetico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alfabet fonetyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фонетичний алфавіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alfabet fonetic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωνητικό αλφάβητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fonetiese alfabet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fonetiska alfabetet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fonetiske alfabetet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phonetic alphabet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONETIC ALPHABET»

The term «phonetic alphabet» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.844 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONETIC ALPHABET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phonetic alphabet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHONETIC ALPHABET»

Discover the use of phonetic alphabet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phonetic alphabet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide ...
This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet, whose aim is to provide a universally agreed system of notation for the sounds of languages, and which has been widely used for over a century.
International Phonetic Association, 1999
2
The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral ...
“The fusion of text with music is one of the most powerful methods by which a composer can express emotion to an audience, yet, all too often, the diction of choral groups is lacking to such a degree as to make the text unintelligible.” ...
Duane Richard Karna, 2012
3
The alphabet effect: the impact of the phonetic alphabet on ...
Presents a method of organizing data by means of a screening system that produces three one-page reports--Focus, Feedback, and Management--that identify and summarize key facts
Riaz Khadem, Robert K. Logan, Robert Lorber, 1986
4
Phonetic Symbol Guide
With sixty-one new entries, an expanded glossary of phonetic terms, added symbol charts, and a full index, this book will be an indispensable reference guide for students and professionals in linguistics, phonetics, anthropology, philology, ...
Geoffrey K. Pullum, William A. Ladusaw, 2013
5
An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
We need a phonetic alphabet. Writing down sounds using a phonetic alphabet is called phonetic transcription. In 1888, the International Phonetic Association ( based in Paris) tackled the problem of how to precisely describe any sound the ...
Ralph W. Fasold, Jeff Connor-Linton, 2006
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A Manual of English Phonetics and Phonology: Twelve Lessons ...
A whole set of them form a phonetic alphabet. Marks that we can add to indicate slight alterations to the usual value of a phonetic symbol are called diacritics [ diakritische Zeichen]. The term phonetic transcription [from Latin transcriptio, ' writing ...
Peter Burleigh, 2005
7
Spanish Phonology: Descriptive and Historical
By doing so the phonetic alphabet aims at providing, in so far as it is possible, an unambiguous method of representing pronunciation in a written form. 4.2 The phonetic alphabet becomes essential in practical work in phonetics because of the ...
I. R. Macpherson, 1975
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The American Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language
By introducing a phonetic alphabet and the proper instructions in using it, into every school, so that the youngest children should become used to analyze words into their elementary sounds, and to combine the elementary sounds into words, ...
Daniel S. Smalley, Alexander John Ellis, 1855
9
The Art and Science of Learning Languages
There is no need for language learners to learn the meaning of all the terms in the charts or the exact tongue and mouth positions that the various symbols refer to. If you learn a language from books that use the international phonetic alphabet, ...
Amorey Gethin, Erik V. Gunnemark, 1997
10
FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II
The headings for each letter's section in the slang sections provide the country's phonetic alphabet. The American phonetic alphabet traces its origin to the International Code of Signals, which was adopted in 1897 as a means of ...
Gordon L. Rottman, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHONETIC ALPHABET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phonetic alphabet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
People's Center's says goodbye at LucyVanderburg retirement roast
“She was very instrumental in getting the international phonetic alphabet of our language documented. Lucy assisted in developing books and ... «Char-Koosta News, Jul 15»
2
The magic of amateur radio from VE6KD
The Vibrokeyer single lever paddles of the dots and dashes, dit and dash of Morse Code, the International phonetic alphabet and the ... «MorinvilleNews.com, Jul 15»
3
Leesburg Police Youth Camps Promote Teamwork
“It's been so much fun learning all of these things like military time and the phonetic alphabet with my new friends and nice police officers,” ... «Leesburg Today, Jul 15»
4
New professional development course at Penn State promotes …
Different “stations” in the course focus on different aspects of military life and are named after the phonetic alphabet—alpha, bravo, charlie and ... «The Daily Collegian Online, Jul 15»
5
Companies share strategies on putting vets on their duty rosters
Dunckel speaks military so well that he routinely spells his name with the NATO phonetic alphabet to make sure his name is written correctly ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Jul 15»
6
Louisiana's Tunica tribe revives its lost language
She used the International Phonetic Alphabet, marking stress and some intonations, but not enough to give Maxwell's group the rhythm, timing ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Police cadets are ready to hit streets
... attending community events, and learning the tricks and the trade of policing, including the phonetic alphabet and using the radio network. «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»
8
Embodying Philly Bongoley Lutaaya
Born in Botswana, Molosi studied Acting in Drama in the USA, where he also studied phonetic alphabet. He plans to build a theatre back home, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Undercover: news from the book world
This is a witty record of the NATO phonetic alphabet (or International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet) used by emergency services. I always ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Happy Fourth of July from the Beach Library
This novel is also structured around the phonetic alphabet, with one chapter for each letter. The group is going to have fun with the possibilities. «Fort Myers Beach Observer, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Phonetic alphabet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phonetic-alphabet>. May 2024 ».
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