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

But Shane Gero, a marine biologist at Carleton University in Ottawa and an author of the study, said it’s unclear whether sperm whales similarly turn their phonetic sounds into a language.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

Nevertheless, the phonetic signs in Sumerian writing fell far short of a complete syllabary or alphabet.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond