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Dictionary of language and linguistics 474ReferencesglossematicsglossographyThe collection, examination, and codification of glosses.glottal [Grk. glõttis ‘mouthpiece of awindpipe, larynx’]Speech sound formed with the pulmonic air-stream mechanism in an on-glide or offglide( on-glide vs off-glide). A distinction is drawn between voiceless on- or offglide[h], voiced on- or off-glide , laryngealized on- or off-glide , or a breathy on-or off-glide . These characteristics are, as a rule, interpreted as independent speechsounds, especially when the pulmonic air is forced through the resonance chamber withgreat pressure. A glottal stop ) is formed when the glottis is closed and opened againwith a plosive. In preglottalized vowels ( glottalization) there is abrupt onset of voice,in vowels with voiced onglide there is delayed onset of voice ( articulatoryphonetics).phoneticsReferencesglottal closureClosure of the glottis in the formation of glottalized language sounds. Closing andopening of the glottis produces a glottal sound. Notation: , e.g. uh-oh.