Traditional Inuit way of life was influenced by the harsh climate and stark landscapes of the Arctic tundra from beliefs inspired by stories of the aurora to practicalities like homes made of snow.
Voice-onset time + Aspirated 0 Tenuis â Voiced In phonetics , voice-onset time ( VOT ) is a feature of the production of stop consonants . It is defined as the length of time that passes between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing , the vibration of the vocal folds , or, according to other authors, periodicity.
The space between the vocal cords is called the glottis. When the vocal cords vibrate, the resulting disturbance in the air imparts a buzzing quality to the speech, called voice or voicing. (Click on the above figure to see a short movie of the vocal cords during sustained production of an [ É ]-like vowel.he space between the vocal cords is called the glottis. When the vocal cords vibrate, the resulting disturbance in the air imparts a buzzing quality to the speech, called voice or voicing. (Click on the above figure to see a short movie of the vocal cords during sustained production of an [ É ]-like vowel.