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Glottalic meaning

Related to or produced via complete closure of the glottis.

Using Glottalic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Related to or produced via complete closure of the glottis.
  • In the example corpus, glottalic often appears in combinations such as: glottalic consonants, stops glottalic, the glottalic.

Context around Glottalic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stops 2× citation 1×

Often after:

consonants 3× theory 2× egressive 1× ingressive 1×

Sentence patterns with Glottalic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ejective stops glottalic egressive implosive 1× hausa has glottalic consonants implosives 1× implosive stops glottalic ingressive or 1× necessary in glottalic consonants 1× of the glottalic theory of 1× ringworm citation glottalic consonants hausa 1× within the glottalic theory framework 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before rounded vowels 1× some languages have 1× the larynx also 1× this alternative sequence 1× this variety of 1×

Common sentence endings:

consonants lingual ingressive 1× in glottalic consonants 1× in this manner 1× minority of linguists 1× on the dialect 1×

Words around Glottalic

Just before it in the word index:

glottal 31 glotta 2 glostrup 3 gloster 33 glossy 242 glossophobia 2

Just after it in the word index:

glottalization 2 glottalized 9 glottis 15 glotz 2 glotzbach 2 glotzer 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Glottalic

  • In this selection, "glottalic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stops, citation, consonants, theory and egressive stand out and add context to how "glottalic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ejective stops glottalic egressive implosive and hausa has glottalic consonants implosives. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glottalic" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glottalic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some languages have stops made with other mechanisms as well: ejective stops ( glottalic egressive ), implosive stops ( glottalic ingressive ), or click consonants ( lingual ingressive ). (23 words)

This variety of Grimm's law is often suggested in the context of the glottalic theory of Proto-Indo-European, which is followed by a minority of linguists. (28 words)

Before rounded vowels, only labialized velars occur, e.g. /kʷoːɽaː/ ('ringworm'). citation Glottalic consonants Hausa has glottalic consonants (implosives and ejectives) at four or five places of articulation (depending on the dialect). (32 words)

Longer example sentences

The larynx also has a similar function to the lungs in creating pressure differences required for sound production; a constricted larynx can be raised or lowered affecting the volume of the oral cavity as necessary in glottalic consonants. (38 words)

This alternative sequence also accounts for the phonetics of Verner's law (see below), which are easier to explain within the glottalic theory framework when Grimm's law is formulated in this manner. (33 words)

Before rounded vowels, only labialized velars occur, e.g. /kʷoːɽaː/ ('ringworm'). citation Glottalic consonants Hausa has glottalic consonants (implosives and ejectives) at four or five places of articulation (depending on the dialect). (32 words)

Example sentences (5)

Before rounded vowels, only labialized velars occur, e.g. /kʷoːɽaː/ ('ringworm'). citation Glottalic consonants Hausa has glottalic consonants (implosives and ejectives) at four or five places of articulation (depending on the dialect).

Some languages have stops made with other mechanisms as well: ejective stops ( glottalic egressive ), implosive stops ( glottalic ingressive ), or click consonants ( lingual ingressive ).

The larynx also has a similar function to the lungs in creating pressure differences required for sound production; a constricted larynx can be raised or lowered affecting the volume of the oral cavity as necessary in glottalic consonants.

This alternative sequence also accounts for the phonetics of Verner's law (see below), which are easier to explain within the glottalic theory framework when Grimm's law is formulated in this manner.

This variety of Grimm's law is often suggested in the context of the glottalic theory of Proto-Indo-European, which is followed by a minority of linguists.

Common combinations with glottalic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glottalic" in a sentence?
An example: "Before rounded vowels, only labialized velars occur, e.g. /kʷoːɽaː/ ('ringworm'). citation Glottalic consonants Hausa has glottalic consonants (implosives and ejectives) at four or five places of articulation (depending on the dialect)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "glottalic" from authentic English texts.
What does "glottalic" mean?
Glottalic means: Related to or produced via complete closure of the glottis.
How many example sentences with "glottalic" are there?
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