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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 ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] <nowiki>[ʔ]</nowiki>) is not a distinct phoneme in English but is seen in a phrase like ''Uh-oh'', transcribed as <nowiki>[ʌʔoʊ]</nowiki>.
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A glottal sound,
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The glottal stop ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] <nowiki>[ʔ]</nowiki>)  
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seen in a phrase like ''Uh-oh'', transcribed as <nowiki>[ʌʔoʊ]</nowiki>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 22:55, 7 June 2012

A glottal sound,

The glottal stop (IPA [ʔ]) 
seen in a phrase like Uh-oh, transcribed as [ʌʔoʊ].

See Also

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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.