"glottalization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glottalizations [plural]
Etymology: From glottal + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|glottal|ization}} glottal + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} glottalization (countable and uncountable, plural glottalizations)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phonology
    Sense id: en-glottalization-en-noun-Aq4RmGiX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ization, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ization: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
  2. (phonology) Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phonology
    Sense id: en-glottalization-en-noun-2-Z4IO~1 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: t-glottalization Related terms: glottalized, glottalic

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