glottalization

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glot·tal·i·za·tion

 (glŏt′l-ĭ-zā′shən)
n.
The production of a speech sound by narrowing of the glottis or compression of the vocal cords, resulting in creaky voice, ejective pronunciation, or other phonological changes.

glot′tal·ize′ v.
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The lead vocalist, a new addition and only 21 years old, blew us away with some brilliant vocal fry!
Revised and updated, this edition has expanded discussion of the principles of successful voice therapy, including issues of self-efficacy and patients' responsibilities for their own care; an introduction to the concept of meta-therapy; cases detailing new evidence-based therapies like conversation training therapy and Lax Vox therapy; new cases describing treatment for chronic cough, superior nerve paralysis, and vocal tremor in a singer; and a new chapter of cases on a nontraditional therapy delivery model, telepractice, treatments for enhancing the transgender voice, pervasive vocal fry, and muscle tension dysphagia.
2012 A study of just 34 young women finds that two-thirds habitually use vocal fry, the lowest register of the voice-inspiring numerous articles about this supposed trend.
These shows require rhythmic singing, vocal fry, growls, riffing, and a wide range of other stylistic tools that must be adapted for the storytelling needs of music theater.
The energy they did generate is palpable across songs like "In My Mouth," with its raucous bass line that locks teeth with Dizzy's vocal fry, and "Wound," on which drums spray shrapnel around Rook's sullen vocals.
"The wars, the triumphs, the beauty and the bloodshed, the ocean of human endeavor, it all grows quiet, insignificant," she chants in vocal fry, sounding mysteriously pouty and slightly aloof.
[10] consisting of exercises: over-ar ticulation of vowels, vibrant sounds of tongue, basal sound, vocal fry, lip constriction, glottis firmness, ascendant and descendant scales.
A further development called "vocal fry" requires the speaker, usually female, to lower their normal speaking pitch which results in a rather irritating gravelly croak.
Men and women who use "vocal fry" may be less likely to be hired.
Equally bad; low, creaky Kardashian-esque vocal fry (liiikkeee you draawwww out your sennnteenncesss).
Also known as the pulse register phonation or glottal fry, vocal fry is a quality of the lowest registers of the human voice.
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