What is a glottal stop
About this Video: Do you know about glottalising Ever heard of the glottal T Do you know if and when you should use it In this video, these are exactly what Im going to help you with. Im making this video for a scriber, so its worth leaving a comment as I could be making a video especially for you. So, a glottal stop is made when the vocal folds close completely and then, depending on whether it is followed by another syllable, they release apart suddenly, letting out a burst of sound. It is similar to when clearing your throat or coughing, except that it is slightly gentler. In British English, you hear many speakers using it to replace a T sound, but they tend to do this in one of two situations: Firstly, at the end of a word, as in: that hat hot Secondly, as part of the weak syllable. If you re not sure what I mean by weak syllable, heres a link to another video that I made about syllables. So in a word like water, the ter is the weak syllable, and because the t is part of that syllable,
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