The word '''vocalization''' can refer to several different things: *In animals, '''vocalization''' is a means of Communication generated in many cases by their primitive versions of vocal cords. See: Animal_communication. *In birds, it may be achieved by Whistling but can communicate a number of things including danger. *It is also used to describe the noises made via the blowhole of mammalian sea creatures such as Whales and Porpoises. *In humans, it is a special means of communication called Speech. *In languages with consonantal Alphabets (sometimes inaccurately termed Abjads), '''vocalization''' refers to the process of adding vowel markers (Arabic Tashkil, Hebrew Niqqud). See also: Arabic_alphabet, Tiberian_vocalization, Syriac_alphabet. *In Phonology it can refer to the replacement of a Consonant sound with a Vowel sound, e.g. {{IPA|[mɪ'''o'''k]}} for ''milk'' in many accents of English (see L-vocalization) or {{IPA|[hiː'''ɐ''']}} for ''hier'' in German. *Vocal_music {{disambig}} De:Vokalisierung