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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A speech sound produced by a momentary complete closure of the glottis, followed by an explosive release, as in the middle of the interjection uh-oh or between the two i's in some pronunciations of Hawaii.
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- noun phonetics A
plosive sound articulated with theglottis .
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- noun a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
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chained_bear commented on the word glottal stop
A sound produced by the sudden opening or shutting of the glottis with an emission of breath or voice.
Usage: 1877 SWEET Handbook of Phonetics II. 6 "The most familiar example of this ‘glottal catch’ is an ordinary cough." Also, 1888, same author, History of English Sounds 1 "The Glottal stop is produced by a sudden shutting or opening of the glottis, as in a cough."
February 5, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word glottal stop
there's a gutteral stop in my throat.
there's a gutteral stop in my throat.
the wind comes in from far and wide.
sands blow.
grains collide.
i'm changing inside.
and there's a gutteral stop in my throat.
~The Extra Glenns
March 5, 2007
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