| Lemma | pharyngeal spirant |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Hockett (1958) |
| Titolo | A Course in Modern Linguistics |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | pharyngeal catch (inglese) pharyngealized (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | Instead of complete closure, a small passageway can be left, so that the passing air stream is set into local turbulence producing a ‘pharyngeal spirant’, which can be either voiceless or voiced. |