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What (who) is glottal - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Glottal (disambiguation)
Glottal
·adj Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.
glottal
¦ adjective of or produced by the glottis.
Glottal stop
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TYPE OF CONSONANTAL SOUND USED IN MANY SPOKEN LANGUAGES, PRODUCED BY OBSTRUCTING AIRFLOW IN THE VOCAL TRACT OR, MORE PRECISELY, THE GLOTTIS
Voiceless glottal plosive; Glotal stop; Glottal Stop; ʔ; Glottal stops; Glottalstop; Glottal closure; Laryngeal stop; Glottlestop; ʔ (IPA); Glo'all stop; Gloʔal stop; Voiceless glottal stop; Laryngeal plosive; /ʔ/; Glottal plosive; Glottal stop in English; Voiced glottal stop
The glottal plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .
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Glottal
Glottal can mean:
- related to the glottis
- related to the vocal folds
- glottal consonant
- related to glottalization
Examples of use of glottal
1. There won‘t be any dropped aitches or glottal stops in this year‘s Christmas broadcast.
2. Balls grinned, scratched his flank chimpishly and glottal–stopped another heckle.
3. His glottal stops never know if they are going or coming.
4. The other sign that this was the ‘future‘ was Mr Blair‘s liberal use of the glottal full stop.
5. Both Essex girls, their bawdy humour and glottal stops gave me familiarity in this peculiar peripatetic rock mall.