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Glottality

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glottalnoun(linguistics) A sound made with the glottis
glottalizationnoun(phonology) The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.
glottalisationnounAlternative spelling of glottalization. [(phonology) The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.]
glottographynoun(linguistics) A writing system where written symbols correspond to speech.
glottogenesisnounThe development of speech.
glottogonistnounOne who studies glottogony.
glottisnoun(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
deglottalizationnounThe act, process or result of deglottalizing.
glottogramnoun(linguistics) A table showing dialectal features correlated with age and location.
t-glottalizationnoun(phonology) The pronunciation of the phoneme /t/ as a glottal stop in certain positions.
rima glottidisnoun(anatomy) The passage in the glottis between the true vocal cords.
glottocodenoun(linguistics) The native language code of the Glottolog database.
glottogonynounThe study of language origins.
photoglottographynounphotographic glottography
glomerynoun(obsolete or historical) Grammar, particularly medieval Latin grammar.
glutitionnoun(obsolete, physiology) The act or process of swallowing.
gargoylishnessnounThe state of being gargoylish.
onglidenoun(phonetics) The first, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /j/ sound of the /juː/ in English few.
glastignounAlternative form of glaistig. [(folklore) A kind of ghost in Scottish folklore, usually depicted as a woman, a goat, or a hybrid of the two.]
gutturalisationnounAlternative form of gutturalization. [The act or process of gutturalizing.]

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