Chink
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archaic term in voice science literature that refers to a glottal chink, or incomplete posterior closure of the vocal folds between the arytenoids. See also mutational chink but note that the term “chink” is considered a slur; the preferred term is gap, as in glottal gap.[1]
- ↑ "NATS July 2022 Pedagogy Workshop Working Group Three Science-Informed Terminology and Definitions for Voice Pedagogy" (PDF). Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Resources. Retrieved January 20, 2025.