Textualist: A textualist is an originalist who gives primary weight to the text and structure of the Constitution. The text means what it would have been understood to mean by an ordinary person at the time it was written. Textualists often are skeptical of the ability of judges to determine collective intent..
Noun. 1. phonetic alphabet-an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech. sound alphabet. alphabet-a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language. visible speech-a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century. phonetic symbol-a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound.
Phonetic Alphabet. The phonetic alphabet is a special alphabet used by the US Army, and other Military branches. The main purpose of the phonetic alphabet is to provide a clearer way of spelling out words, or using any letters or numbers in general, over a radio or other communications device.ach letter in the phonetic alphabet is actually a word beginning with that letter. For example, in order to spell âDOGâ using the phonetic alphabet, using the alphabet chart below, you would say: âDelta Oscar Golfâ.