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Also known as whisper

Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation in which the vocal cords are abducted so that they do not vibrate; air passes between the arytenoid cartilages to create audible turbulence during speech. Supralaryngeal articulation remains the same as in normal speech.

Key facts

IPA.above
Whispery
IPA.ipa symbol
◌̣
IPA.decimal
803

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Subclass of
speech
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Commons category
Whispering
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