Strident vowel
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strident-vowel-163-17682790
title:
Strident vowel
text:
Strident vowels are strongly pharyngealized vowels accompanied by an (ary)epiglottal trill, with the larynx being raised and the pharynx constricted. Either the epiglottis or the arytenoid cartilages thus vibrate instead of the vocal cords. That is, the epiglottal trill is the voice source for such sounds. Strident vowels are fairly common in Khoisan languages, which contrasts them with simple pharyngealized vowels. Stridency is used in onomatopoeia in Zulu and Lamba. Stridency may be a type of
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Strongly pharyngealized vowels accompanied by (ary)epiglottal trill
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strident_vowel
date created:
2005-07-14T02:55:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T16:08:55Z
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