Research & Publications The video clips on this page accompany the article on pharyngeal phonetics by John H. Esling. (1999). The IPA categories "pharyngeal" and "epiglottal": Laryngoscopic observations of pharyngeal articulations and larynx height. Language & Speech, 42(4), 349-372. The illustrations, as described
in the article, show the intervocalic production of seven glottal and
pharyngeal consonants - ihi,
i?i, iûi,
iÀi, iði,
iKi and i¹i-
in three larynx-height conditions (raised larynx voice, modal voice, lowered
larynx voice). Because larynx height is a controlled parameter in this
presentation,
K
and ¹
are produced consistently with trilling (of the aryepiglottic folds against
the epiglottal surface). To view the videos*, choose the appropriate
glottal or
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