GeminateAdjacent segments that are the same, such as the two consonants in the middle of Italian folla [ 'folla ] ‘crowd’. |
GenderA grammatical grouping of nouns in a language on the basis of semantics, phonological shape, arbitrary characteristics, or a combination thereof. For example, Spanish and French have two noun classes, or genders, referred to as masculine and feminine. The term gender is sometimes also applied to a pairing of a singular and plural noun class. |
GenitiveMorphological case that denotes possession, measurement, or source. |
GestureAbstract representation of the motor control plans for linguistically significant vocal tract actions. |
GlideAn older term for median approximant. |
GlottalThe name of a place of articulation. The articulators are the vocal folds. [? h] are examples of glottal sounds. |
Glottal stopThe sound symbolised as [?]. It is produced by closing the vocal folds tightly, blocking airflow from the lungs. |
GlottalicName of an airstream mechanism. Air in the pharynx is compressed or rarefied by, respectively, raising or lowering the glottis. Ejectives and implosives are produced with a glottalic airstream mechanism. |
GlottalizationSee ejective. |
GlottisThe opening in the larynx between the vocal folds, through which air passes. |