glottal stop

glot·tal stop

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [glot-l stop]
- /ˈglɒt l stɒp/
- /ˈɡlɒt.ɪs stɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glot-l stop]
- /ˈglɒt l stɒp/

Definitions of glottal stop words

noun glottal stop a plosive consonant whose occlusion and release are accomplished chiefly at the glottis, as in the Scottish articulation of the t- sound of little, bottle, etc. 1
noun glottal stop a stop consonant, without release, having glottal occlusion as a secondary articulation, as in yep for yes, nope for no. 1
noun glottal stop phonetics: throaty speech sound 1
noun glottal stop a plosive speech sound produced as the sudden onset of a vowel in several languages, such as German, by first tightly closing the glottis and then allowing the air pressure to build up in the trachea before opening the glottis, causing the air to escape with force 0
noun glottal stop a speech sound (IPA symbol [ʾ]) articulated by a momentary complete closing of the glottis 0

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Origin of glottal stop

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Glottal stop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Glottal stop

glottal stop popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

glottal stop usage trend in Literature

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