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e·jec·tive

(ĭ-jĕk′tĭv)

adj.

1. Relating to or causing ejection.

2. Linguistics Articulated with a stream of air created by closing the glottis, making a constriction or closure in the oral cavity above the glottis, and raising the larynx to increase the air pressure within the cavity between the glottal closure and the oral constriction or closure. An ejective (t), for example, is made with a stream of air generated in this way, rather than with a stream of air from the lungs. Ejective consonants are found in many languages, including Amharic, Georgian, Lakota, and Quechua.

Linguistics An ejective consonant.

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ejective

(ɪˈdʒɛktɪv)

adj

1. relating to or causing ejection

2. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics (of a plosive or fricative consonant, as in some African languages) pronounced with a glottal stop

(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an ejective consonant

eˈjectively adv

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One remarkable feature of the Orkney accent as a variety of English, even if we compare it to various forms of English on a world scale, is that its speakers occasionally use non-pulmonic airstream, resulting in the production of ejectives. To create an ejective, a speaker closes the larynx and raises it, before the closure in the oral cavity is released, as shown in the following figure (taken from Ladefoged and Disner 2012:150; reproduction courtesy of Wiley.

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The study reveals that languages containing ejective consonants are spoken mainly in regions of high elevation.