Tongue Root and Phonation
With advances in fiber-optic laryngoscopy at the end of the twentieth century, new types of phonation were discovered, which involve more of the larynx than just the glottis. One of the few languages studied thus far, the Togolese language Kabiyé, had a vocalic distinction that was assumed to be one of tongue root. However, it turned out to be a phonation distinction of faucalized voice versus harsh voice.
It is not yet clear whether this is characteristic of ±ATR distinctions in general.
Read more about this topic: Advanced And Retracted Tongue Root
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