Emphasis (in phonetics)

In the linguistics of Semitic languages, the term emphasis is used as a synonym of the pharyngealization (a distinctive phonetic property of consonants, called emphatic consonants).

Synonyms

 * pharyngealization
 * velarization (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
 * uvularization (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
 * retraction (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
 * strong articulation (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
 * u-resonance (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
 * heaviness (cf. Lehn 1963:29)
 * in Arabic: ʔiṭbāq 'spreading and raising of the tongue', ʔistiʕlāʔ 'elevation of the dorsum', tafxīm 'thickness, heaviness' (Lehn 1963:29)

Reference

 * Lehn, Walter. 1963. Emphasis in Cairo Arabic. Language 39.1:29-39.