The Danish glottal stop is an important feature of Danish pronunciation. It always occurs with stressed vowels. Let us examine the use of the Danish glottal stop with the numbers from one to ten.
The Danish numbers from one to ten are:
en
to
tre
fire
fem
seks
syv
otte
ni
ti
The glottal stop appears with the numbers en, to, tre, fem, syv, ni and ti. With the exception of fem, the glottal stop appears after the vowel. However, in certain cases, the glottal stop appears after the consonant. This is the case with fem. In this case the glottal stop appears after the nasal.
The numbers fire, seks and otte are pronounced without the glottal stop. Seven of the ten numbers are pronounced with the glottal stop, and three are not. This indicates that the glottal stop is a common feature of Danish pronunciation.
In certain minimal pairs the absence of presence of the glottal stop determines meaning. One example is hun (she) and hund (dog). The word hund has the glottal stop, and it is realized after the nasal.
Many Danish words are pronounced with the glottal stop. It can occur after both vowels and consonants in stressed syllables. In minimal pairs, the presence or absence of the glottal stop changes the meaning.
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