An alveolar ejective has voiceless phonation, meaning it is produced without vocal cord vibration.
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Phonation
Synonyms for "phonation" (28 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Noun(2 words)
vocalizationacoustic phonation study
Strong matches (8)
Related words (14)
Noun(10 words)
vocal qualityvocalisationvocalismvocalizingvoicevoice productionvoice production functionvoice quality typevoicingvox
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: vocalization, acoustic phonation study, articulation, attack, delivery.
- Sentence evidence is available for phonation, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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Replacement workflow
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Final fit check
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriescommunicationspeech pathologyspeech productionspeech sound propertyvoice productionvoice qualityvoice science
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesglottal sourcelaryngeal settingphonation onsetvocal fold vibrationvocalization ratevoice production
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Phonation. The voice is produced when the closed, taut vocal folds in the position of phonation are opened and made to vibrate by an air stream expelled from the lungs, causing sound waves to be produced. The volume of sound depends on the force of the air stream, and the pitch is determined by the frequency of vibration. The latter depends on the length (sex and age differences), tension and thickness of the vocal cords, as in the strings of a musical instrument.
Source: wiktionary
Voice teachers who emphasize relaxation are loath to use such words as 'pinch' or 'squeeze' in relation to singing. Catford and Laver, whose field is primarily the phonetics of speech rather than singing, both considered 'full glottal phonation' to be the 'normal' setting for speech as well as for the falsetto voice […]. They advised against 'anterior phonation,' maintaining that it results in a somewhat 'tight,' 'hard,' 'sharp,' 'metallic,' or 'tense' speaking voice, and is probably associated with a high laryngeal position.
Source: wiktionary
Sound generation in the larynx is termed phonation, and phonation types (sometimes called voice qualities) are recognisably different kinds of vocal fold vibration. All languages use a phonation type called normal or modal voice as the basis for all speech.
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "phonation"?
Closest matches include vocalization, acoustic phonation study, articulation, attack, delivery.
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