[o]→[ʔ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Close-mid back rounded vowel to Glottal stop
The shift from the vowel [o] to a glottal stop [ʔ] is a universal phonetic process known as glottal reinforcement or 'hard attack'. It occurs when a word begins with the vowel, and the speaker inserts a glottal stop to clearly separate it from the preceding speech stream or to emphasize the word.
Phonetic Effects
Glottalization, Hard Attack
Language Examples
oat [oʊ]→[ʔoʊt]— Glottal reinforcement of the initial vowel.
Related Transformations
More Germanic Shifts
Sources & References
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