T-glottalization
PRONOUNCING "T" AS A GLOTTAL STOP
T-glottalisation; Glottalized t; T glottalisation; T glottalization; T-glottalling; Bri ish
In English phonology, t-glottalization or t-glottalling is a sound change in certain English dialects and accents that causes the phoneme to be pronounced as the glottal stop in certain positions, particularly in accents of the United Kingdom. It is never universal, especially in careful speech, and it most often alternates with other allophones of such as , , (before a nasal), (before a lateral), or .