Definition of pharyngealize in English:
pharyngealize
(British pharyngealise)
verbfəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəlʌɪzfəˈrinjēəˌlīz
[with object]Phonetics Articulate (a speech sound) with constriction of the pharynx.
〔语音〕使咽音化
Example sentencesExamples
- But when you pharyngealise [A] (or [a]), you get a narrowing in the throat (instead of at a (labio-)palatal or a labio-velar one), of course.
- I've tried and subsequently failed to velarise, uvularise, & pharyngealise those sounds.
Derivatives
noun
Phonetics Velarization and pharyngealization can also both be marked by a tilde through the consonant, as we have seen in the symbol for the dark 'l'.
Example sentencesExamples
- Laryngeal sphinctering is required for pharyngealization, usually with larynx raising.