English-Swedish translations for glottalization

Definition of glottalization

• The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction
• Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative

Examples

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

Related words

• glottal
• subglottal
• epiglottal
• supraglottal
• glottalize
• glottal consonant
• glottal stop
• glottal attack initial glide