Editing Phonetic transcription (section)

{{Short description|Visual representation of speech sounds}}
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'''Phonetic transcription''' (also known as '''Phonetic script''' or '''Phonetic notation''') is the visual representation of speech sounds (or ''[[phonetics]]'') by means of [[symbols]]. The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet, such as the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]].