phonetic

«phonetic» in Mova's school dictionary: Connected with the sounds of speech — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (phonetic)

meaning for a pupil

1) Connected with the sounds of speech. tree →

2) Written in a way that shows exactly how a word sounds: "a phonetic spelling". tree →

3) (phonetic alphabet) A set of symbols where each one stands for one sound (IPA), or the list of code words like Alpha, Bravo, Charlie used on radios. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English and language lessons, a phonetic spelling like "fone" for "phone" shows sound, not correct spelling. Dictionaries use phonetic symbols to show pronunciation. Pilots, police and soldiers use the phonetic alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie...) so letters are not misheard.

examples

• Spanish spelling is more phonetic than English. tree →
• The dictionary gives a phonetic guide to say the word. tree →
• "Skool" is a phonetic spelling of "school". tree →
• Pilots use the phonetic alphabet: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. tree →
• "K" is "Kilo" in the phonetic alphabet. tree →
• Some sounds have no letter, so we use phonetic symbols. tree →

note

Adjective. Noun: phonetics (the study of speech sounds; takes a singular verb: "Phonetics is..."). Note the irony: "phonetic" is not spelled phonetically (it starts with ph, not f).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «phonetic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.