Glottal Plosive (Noun)
Meaning
A stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- In London's working-class communities the uvular 'r' sound often co-occurs with a preceding glottal plosive, typical of the region's Cockney dialect.
- Phonologists use special symbols to transcribe a glottal plosive as a distinct sound, differentiating it from other plosive consonants.
- In the pronunciation of the colloquial dialect, the word 'butter' was pronounced with the initial 'b' replaced by a glottal plosive.
- Researchers recognized that the absence or presence of a glottal plosive influenced listeners' perception of regional accents in England.
- Young speakers from a specific socio-economic background displayed a tendency to substitute the voiceless alveolar plosive 't' with a glottal plosive.