Epiglottal Plosive
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The
epiglottal plosive
is a type of
consonantal
sound, used in some
spoken
languages
. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet
that represents this sound is , and the equivalent
X-SAMPA
symbol is
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. Features of this consonant:
Its
manner of articulation
is
plosive
or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.
Its
place of articulation
is
epiglottal
which means it is articulated with the
epiglottis
against the back of the
pharynx
It is an
oral consonant
, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
It is a
central consonant
, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.
The
airstream mechanism
is
pulmonic egressive
, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the
lungs
and through the vocal tract, rather than from the
glottis
or the mouth.
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