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Meaning of GLOTTAL STOP

Pronunciation:  'glâtl stâp

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 Definition: [n]  a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
 
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 Synonyms: glottal catch, glottal plosive
 
 See Also: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

 

 

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Glottal Stop
Heather McHugh, a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, brings her sensibility to these unique translations of the major 20th-century poet Paul Celan. As the work is presented here without the original German, this volume emphasizes the new translations as fresh renderings of the poetry.

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