Throat clearing
A throat-clear is the sound made at the back of the throat[1] by tightly constricting the laryngopharyngeal tissues and vibrating the palatoglossal arch and the vocal folds while exhaling through the nose.[2] It is articulated as an exclamation, written onomatopoeiacally as "hem" or "ahem".[3][4] The deliberately executed throat-clear is a nonverbal, paralingual form of metacommunication.[5]
Upper respiratory
The throat-clear may be articulated consciously or unconsciously[6] as a symptom of a number of laryngopharyngeal (upper respiratory tract) ailments.[7]
References
- ^ "clear your throat". dictionary.cambridge.org.
- ^ "throat anatomy". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Nänny, Max; Fischer, Olga (1999). Form Miming Meaning: Iconicity in Language and Literature. John Benjamins Publishing. ISBN 9789027221797. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Written Sound – Onomatopoeia dictionary". m.writtensound.com.
- ^ "ahem". Onomatopoeia List. August 10, 2013.
- ^ "definition of unconsciously". www.dictionary.com.
- ^ "Throat Clearing – Symptoms, Causes, Treatments". www.healthgrades.com. June 26, 2014.