glottalization

English

Etymology

glottal +‎ -ization

Noun

glottalization (countable and uncountable, plural glottalizations)

  1. (phonology) 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.
  2. (phonology) Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative.

Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.