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  2. Phonetic transcription - Wikipedia

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    For the distinction between [ ], / / and , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Phonetic transcription (also known as phonetic script or phonetic notation) is the visual representation of speech sounds (or phones) by means of symbols. The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet, such as the International ...

  3. Anglicisation of names - Wikipedia

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    When Lushootseed names were integrated into English, they were often recorded and pronounced very differently. An example of this is Chief Seattle. The name Seattle is an anglicisation of the modern Duwamish conventional spelling Si'ahl, equivalent to the modern Lushootseed spelling siʔaɫ Salishan pronunciation: [ˈsiʔaːɬ].

  4. International Phonetic Alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The official chart of the IPA, revised in 2020. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standard written representation for the sounds of speech. [1]

  5. Soundex - Wikipedia

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    Soundex. Soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. The goal is for homophones to be encoded to the same representation so that they can be matched despite minor differences in spelling. [1] The algorithm mainly encodes consonants; a vowel will not be encoded unless it is the first letter.

  6. Pronunciation respelling for English - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation respelling systems for English have been developed primarily for use in dictionaries. They are used there because it is not possible to predict with certainty the sound of a written English word from its spelling or the spelling of a spoken English word from its sound. So readers looking up an unfamiliar word in a dictionary may ...

  7. Phonetic algorithm - Wikipedia

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    A phonetic algorithm is an algorithm for indexing of words by their pronunciation. Most phonetic algorithms were developed for English and are not useful for indexing words in other languages. [1] Because English spelling varies significantly depending on multiple factors, such as the word's origin and usage over time and borrowings from other ...

  8. Help:IPA/Latin - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes, medial h is pronounced [k] in Ecclesiastical Latin: mihi[ˈmiki]. ^ abcdIn Classical Latin, i u represent the vowels /ɪ iː/ and /ʊ uː/, and the consonants /j/ and /w/. Between consonants or when marked with macrons or breves, i u are vowels. In some spelling systems, /j w/ are written with the letters j v .

  9. Simpel-Fonetik method of writing - Wikipedia

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    Simpel-Fonetik method of writing. (Redirected from Simpel-Fonetik Method of Writing) Book cover of the dictionary. Simpel-Fonetik is a system of English-language spelling reform that simplifies the reading, writing, and pronunciation of words in English. It was created by Allan Kiisk, a multilingual (English, German, Latin, and Estonian ...