Emphasis (in phonetics)

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In the linguistics of Semitic languages, the term emphasis is used as a synonym of the pharyngealization (a distinctive phonetic property of consonants, called emphatic consonants).

Synonyms

  • pharyngealization
  • velarization (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
  • uvularization (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
  • retraction (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
  • strong articulation (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
  • u-resonance (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
  • heaviness (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
  • in Arabic: ʔiṭbāq 'spreading and raising of the tongue', ʔistiʕlāʔ 'elevation of the dorsum', tafxīm 'thickness, heaviness' (Lehn 1963:29)

Reference

  • Lehn, Walter. 1963. Emphasis in Cairo Arabic. Language 39.1:29-39.