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Glottalization

noun

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Noun
  1. 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

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

  2. 2
    Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From glottal + -ization.

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