faucaladj.n.
/ˈfɔːkəl/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the fauces or throat. In phonology applied chiefly to certain deep guttural sounds, esp. in the Semitic languages.
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faucial1839
faucal1864
the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by place or organ > [adjective] > guttural or faucal
guttural1594
throaty1647
throateral1664
faucial1807
throatal1847
faucal1864
gutturalized1877
1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1876 T. Le M. Douse Grimm's Law App. A. 179 Its more usual affinity being for the faucal â.
1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. iii. §3. 180 The ‘faucal breaths’ as well as the linguals, are characteristic of the Semitic languages.
1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Faucal, relating to, or arising in connection with, the Fauces.
B. n.
A faucal sound.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by place or organ > [noun] > guttural or faucal
throat letter1602
guttural1708
throat clutch1881
faucal1883
1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. iii. §3. 180 ʿAyin is the most difficult of the faucals.
1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. iii. §3. 181 Cheth..a ‘fricative faucal’, was a strongly marked continuous guttural sound produced at the back of the palate.
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