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A glottal sound, specifically a glottal stop, is made when the vocal cords are completely closed (closing the glottis) then released (not vibrating), producing a sound. The glottal stop (IPA [ʔ]) is not a distinct phoneme in English but is seen in a phrase like Uh-oh, transcribed as [ʌʔoʊ].
See Also
- Velar (definition)
- Pharyngeal (definition)
- Alveolar (definition)
- Dental (definition)
- Palatal (definition)
- Labial (definition)
- Place of Articulation (definition)
- Consonant (definition)
- Sounds of Gaelic
External Links
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References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
- Ladefoged, Peter (1993) A Course in Phonetics Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
