- Faucalized voice
Faucalized voice, also called hollow or yawny voice, is the production of speech sounds with an expanded laryngeal cavity. It contrasts with
harsh voice , in which the larynx is compressed.There is no symbol for faucalized voice in the standard IPA. Diacritics seen in the literature include the strong articulation diacritic (IPA| [a͈] ) of the
Extensions to the IPA . In the IPA extensions themselves, the symbol for faucalized voice is Ħ, as in IPA| [aĦ] .A well known language with faucalized voice is Korean, with its "tense" consonants. The entire vocal tract is tense, and the occlusion lasts longer than other consonants. For this reason they are often called "fortis". There also appears to be elements of
stiff voice in the Korean consonants, though faucalized voice is not yet well enough described to know how common this is.The Bor dialect of Dinka has contrastive modal, breathy, faucalized, and harsh voice in its vowels, as well as three tones. The "ad hoc" diacritics employed in the literature are a subscript double quotation mark for faucalized voice, IPA| [a͈] , and underlining for harsh voice, IPA| [a̱] . Examples are,
References
*cite journal
last = Edmondson
first = Jerold A.
coauthors = John H. Esling
title = The valves of the throat and their functioning in tone, vocal register, and stress: laryngoscopic case studies
publisher = Cambridge University Press
journal = Phonology
volume = 23
pages = 157-191
date = 2005
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