They weren’t the only ones. Over a century ago, linguists had to develop an international phonetic alphabet to enable them to record particular sounds consistently from language to language.

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (and Pronunciations) In 1956, NATO allies decided to adopt one phonetic alphabet for all members to use, changing only a few letters from the previous version.

JIPA is especially concerned with the theory behind the International Phonetic Alphabet and publishes papers, known as Illustrations of the IPA, that use the alphabet for the analysis and description ...

What is the military alphabet, and how do you use it? This military phonetic alphabet solves what can a major problem with real combat impacts.

An investment banker has developed a new phonetic writing system to help language learners. But will it ever catch on, asks Anne Merritt.