glottal stop in English
noun
1
a consonant formed by the audible release of the airstream after complete closure of the glottis. It is widespread in some nonstandard English accents, and in some other languages, such as Arabic, it is a standard consonant.
Most English speakers find it difficult to articulate a vowel without the support of an initial consonant, the default being the glottal stop .
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1. Mr Miliband is prey to a Catarrhy glottal stop, all green and sticky like a child’s snotrag.
2. Fricatives/ Affricates The substitution of a glottal stop / / or a glottal fricative /h/ for a singleton fricative or affricate consonant
3. Consonant CHART (ENGLISH) PLACE OF ARTICULATION MANNER VOICING Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Post-Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Stop Voiceless p (spat) t (stack) k (scat) [/ (uh-oh)] Voiced b (bat) d (dig) g (get) Fricative Voiceless Τ f (fat) (thin) s (sat) Σ (shoe) h (hat) Voiced v (vat) ∆ (then) z (zap) Ζ (measure)