glottal stop
type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis
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glottal stop
Summary
glottal stop ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,047 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- glottal stop's audio is recorded as Glottal stop.ogg[2].
- glottal stop's subclass of is recorded as plosive consonant[3].
- glottal stop's subclass of is recorded as voiceless consonant[4].
- glottal stop's subclass of is recorded as glottal consonant[5].
- glottal stop's subclass of is recorded as pulmonic consonant[6].
- glottal stop's subclass of is recorded as occlusive consonant[7].
- glottal stop's Commons category is recorded as Glottal stop[8].
- glottal stop's catalog code is recorded as 113[9].
- glottal stop's IPA transcription is recorded as ʔ[10].
- glottal stop's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/glottal-stop[11].
- glottal stop's X-SAMPA code is recorded as ?[12].
- glottal stop's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as coup-de-glotte-phonetique[13].
- glottal stop's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as glottal-stops[14].
- glottal stop's IPA Braille is recorded as ⠆[15].
Why It Matters
glottal stop ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,047 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]