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Meaning of glottalization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

glottalling Glottis glottiscope glotto- glottochronological glottochronologist

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