glottalization
glottalization · glottalizations
The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a…The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.
Examples of glottalization include creaky voice, and the interrupted tones of Vietnamese.
(countable, uncountable)Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative.
Forms
plural: glottalizations| Singular | glottalization |
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Word family
3 related wordsRelatedglottalic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable