pharyngealizationn.
/fəˌrɪn(d)ʒɪəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌfarᵻndʒiːəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌfarn̩dʒiːəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /fəˌrɪndʒ(i)ələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /fəˌrɪndʒ(i)əˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌfɛrənˌdʒiələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌfɛrənˌdʒiəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Obstruction of the airstream at the pharynx; modification into a pharyngeal sound.
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1948 Language 24 96 It is apparently what is often described as pharyngealization.
1968 N. Chomsky & M. Halle Sound Pattern Eng. 309 We know of no languages that exhibit parallel variations in degree of narrowing concomitant with palatalization or pharyngealization.
1998 Current Anthropol. 39 437/1 Pharyngealization is gradient, and the precise extent and phonological role of this secondary articulation varies from dialect to dialect.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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