vocule

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vocula, diminutive of vox, vocis (“voice”).

Noun

vocule (plural vocules)

1. (phonetics, archaic) An emphatic aspiration or burst of air.
   • 1827, James Rush, The Philosophy of the Human Voice:

     The emphatic vocule denotes great energy of sentiment

   • 1846, J. Weaver ·, A System of Practical Elocution and Rhetorical Gesture, page 213:

     This vocule is often changed from an aspiration to a vocality, in attempts give strong emphasis on the termination of a word.

   • 2003, Jennifer Mandelbaum, ‎Phillip J. Glenn, ‎Curtis D. LeBaron, Studies in Language and Social Interaction, page 396:

     A vocule is that compact burst of sound that is released after a word has reached is terminus . The vocule is a punctuating and lengthening tactic .

Related terms

• vocal
• vocular
• voice