glottalization

glottalization
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.

Examples of glottalization include creaky voice, and the interrupted tones of Vietnamese.

b) Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative.
See Also: glottalized, glottalic

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