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Consonantal sound represented by ⟨kʼ⟩ in IPA
Velar ejective stop
IPA Number 109 + 401
Entity (decimal) kʼ
Unicode (hex) U+006B U+02BC
X-SAMPA k_>
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The velar ejective is a type of
consonantal
sound , used in some
spoken
languages . The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨kʼ ⟩ .
Features
Features of the velar ejective:
Its
manner of articulation is
occlusive , which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with no
nasal outlet , the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is a
plosive .
Its
place of articulation is
velar , which means it is articulated with the back of the
tongue (the dorsum) at the
soft palate .
Its
phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
It is an
oral consonant , which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
It is a
central consonant , which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
The
airstream mechanism is
ejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping the
glottis upward.
Occurrence
See also
Notes
References
Cruttenden, Alan, ed. (2008), Gimson's Pronunciation of English (7th ed.), London: Hodder,
ISBN
978-0340958773
Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009), Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian , Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Gimson, Alfred C. (1970), An Introduction to the pronunciation of English , London: Edward Arnold
Wells, John C.; Colson, Greta (1971), Practical Phonetics , London: Pitman,
ISBN
0-273-43949-9
Wells, John C. (1982), Accents of English I: An Introduction , Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press,
ISBN
0-521-29719-2
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