glottalic airstream
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glottalic airstream — /glo tal ik/, Phonet. a current of air in the pharynx produced by the action of the glottis. [GLOTTAL + IC] * * * … Universalium
glottalic airstream — /glo tal ik/, Phonet. a current of air in the pharynx produced by the action of the glottis. [GLOTTAL + IC] … Useful english dictionary
Glottalic consonant — A glottalic consonant is a consonant produced with some important contribution (a movement, a closure) of the glottis (the opening that leads from the nose and mouth cavities into the larynx and the lungs).Glottalic sounds may involve motion of… … Wikipedia
Airstream mechanism — In phonetics, the airstream mechanism is the method by which airflow is created in the vocal tract. Along with phonation, it is one of two mandatory aspects of sound production; without these, there can be no speech sound. The organ generating… … Wikipedia
Articulatory phonetics — Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal Flap/Tap Approximant … Wikipedia
phonetics — /feuh net iks, foh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription. Cf. acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics,… … Universalium
Taa language — Taa !Xoon Spoken in Botswana, Namibia Region Southern Ghanzi, northern Kgalagadi, western Southern and western Kweneng districts in Botswana; southern Omaheke and northeastern … Wikipedia
Nonexplosive stop — In phonetics and phonology, nonexplosive stops are stop consonants that lack the pressure build up and burst release normally associated with stops. They are reported to occur in Ikwere, an Igboid (Niger–Congo) language of Nigeria. Ikwere s two… … Wikipedia
Implosive consonant — Implosive consonants are stops (rarely affricates) with a mixed glottalic ingressive and pulmonic egressive airstream mechanism. Phonetics for communication disorders. Martin J. Ball and Nicole Müller. Routledge, 2005.] That is, the airstream is… … Wikipedia
Ingressive — In human speech, ingressive sounds are those in which the airstream is inward through the mouth or nose. The three types of ingressive sounds are lingual ingressive, glottalic ingressive, and pulmonic ingressive (inhaled). The opposite of an… … Wikipedia
