I'm almost sure this is a really stupid question to ask, but could someone care to explain the difference between glottalized and ejective consonants? I've read a Wikipedia article here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottalization), also http://www.chumashlanguage.com/pronun/pronun-06-fr.html
and I still don't get it.

(07-01-2009 01:03 PM)paqra Wrote:  I'm almost sure this is a really stupid question to ask, but could someone care to explain the difference between glottalized and ejective consonants?

Read also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottalic_consonant
The difference between glottalic (i.e. ejective/implosive) consonants and glottalized consonants is that the latter (glottalized) is a regular consonant with the addition of glottal closing (interruption of the regular pulmonic airstream), whereas the former (glottalic) means that the sound is produced not with pulmonic airstream, but by reducing or increasing the air pressure in the vocal tract by moving the closed glottis down or up resp.