phonetic

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For Indigenous people, she became Malintzin, a phonetic rendition of her Christian name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

It asserts that phonetic dialogue is rarely convincing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The description of what the researchers termed a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet” opens the possibility of conveying a much larger variety of information.

From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024

On Tuesday, the scientists reported that the whales use a much richer set of sounds than previously known, which they called a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet.”

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

I had read with awe how the Communists had sent phonetic experts into the vast regions of Russia to listen to the stammering dialects of peoples oppressed for centuries by the czars.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright