The concept is particularly associated with Pierrehumbert's analysis of intonation. Breaking The development of a vocalic offglide after a vowel in certain environments. It is this phenomenon which is responsible for the appearance of centring diphthongs in many English accents. Also called murmur . A phonation type characterised by accompanying friction noise at the glottis.
Breathy voice is used in many languages as a paralinguistic signal of passion.
Some languages, Hindi is an example, have breathy voiced segments in contrast with modal voiced varieties. Broad focus See focus . Broad transcription See transcription . An area in the brain situated in the frontal lobe of the left cerebral hemisphere. It was discovered in 1861 by Paul Broca, a Parisian neurosurgeon.