Throat-clear
A throat-clear is a sound made at the back of the throat.[1]
The throat-clear is articulated as a single-syllable exclamation, written onomatopoeiaically as "hem";[2] or it may be articulated as a double-syllable sound, written as "ahem", which is expressed by inhaling slightly and then exhaling more forcibly.
Paralanguage
The deliberately executed throat-clear is a nonverbal, paralingual form of metacommunication.[3] A loud, exaggerated throat-clearing noise may sometimes be used to get attention.
Upper respiratory
The throat-clear may be articulated consciously or unconsciously as a symptom of a number of laryngopharyngeal (upper respiratory tract) ailments.[4]
Voice
Continual throat-clearing is a symptom of chronically dry vocal cords, caused by insufficiently produced amounts of mucus due to inadequate amounts of water and by excessive amounts of caffeine and alcohol.
References
- ↑ "CLEAR YOUR THROAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org.
- ↑ Nänny, Max; Fischer, Olga (1999). Form Miming Meaning: Iconicity in Language and Literature. John Benjamins Publishing. ISBN 9789027221797. Retrieved 25 July 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ "ahem". Onomatopoeia List. August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Throat Clearing - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments". www.healthgrades.com. June 26, 2014.
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