
21-Aug-2009, 16:17
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Re: Glottal Stop Quote:
Originally Posted by anupumh Hi,
What is referred as a Glottal Stop? Which English Accent has glottal stops and what is their relevance?
Thanks | If you know how Uh-oh! is said in English, the first 'h' is a glottal stop.
It's the most 'back' stop. The English unvoiced stops are are /p, t, k, ʔ/
Actually konungursvia is probably describing a pharyngeal stop, which doesn't occur in English (but I think it does in Arabic, or maybe that's the uvular stop in the diagram below).
A glottal stop is formed by closing your glottis (voicebox) - it doesn't involve the tongue or pharyngeal wall. If you start a word with a glottal stop, it sounds like a cough, depending on the amount of aspiration you use.
Last edited by Raymott; 21-Aug-2009 at 16:23.
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