phonetic symbol

collocation in English

meaningsofphoneticandsymbol

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsymbol.
phonetic
adjective
uk
/fəˈnet.ɪk/us
/foʊˈnet̬.ɪk/
using special signs to represent the different sounds made by the voice ...
See more atphonetic
symbol
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪm.bəl/us
/ˈsɪm.bəl/
a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent ...
See more atsymbol

(Definition ofphoneticandsymbolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofphonetic symbol

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
I reached back into my undergraduate memory and remembered thephoneticsymbolfor the bilabial fricative and gave it my own personal phonemic status - /ph/.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The exclamation point has sometimes been used as aphoneticsymbolto indicate that a consonant is ejective.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A removable laminated card very conveniently recapitulates and illustrates the phonetic symbols and the typographic conventions of the book.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The recordings were orthographically transcribed since the program did not allow for phonetic symbols to be used.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Many sites focus on pronunciation without the use of phonetic symbols, and these may well be best for students, depending on their aims.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Phonetic symbols are notational devices and are not part of the formal representation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Appendix 2 presents the phonetic symbols that appear in the book, along with a guide to their pronunciation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The book is beautifully produced, with very few typos, in spite of the abundance of phonetic symbols and tableaux (which tend to create many problems at the typesetting stage).
From theCambridge English Corpus
So, where the overall advice for pronunciation has changed, you get some pairs of words that are perfect rhymes, but whose endings are represented by different phonetic symbols.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Appendixes list the data and the phonetic symbols used; there is an unnecessary glossary of linguistic terms (if you need it, you haven't a hope of reading this book).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Taiwanese political posters, movie posters etc. will often add the bopomofo phonetic symbols next to such a character.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There is no official moderation of the standard, and specific phonetic symbols may therefore differ from author to author.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These phonetic symbols indicate the tone of the spoken word, or represent instead a homonym of the intended word.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The user can directly edit the phonetic symbols of unregistered words.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is generally thought that the system did not include phonetic symbols analogous to letters of the alphabet.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofphonetic
Go to the definition ofsymbol
See other collocations withsymbol