Definitions For Glottalization

Noun

GLOTTALIZATION. (countable and uncountable, plural GLOTTALIZATIONs) (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. : Examples of glottalization include creaky voice, and the interrupted tones of vietnamese. (phonology) Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative.

Derived terms

t-glottalization

Related terms

glottalized glottalic

Etymology

glottal + ization

Is Glottalization a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
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English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
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The word Glottalization is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends

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