Difference between revisions of "Nasal"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Wohlgemuth (talk | contribs) m (+ utrecht) |
Wohlgemuth (talk | contribs) m |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
'''Nasal''' is a [[feature]] which characterizes sounds that are produced by lowering the soft palate (=velum), allowing the air to escape through the nose. (Cf. [[damping]] for the spectral consequences of involving the nasal cavity in the articulation) | '''Nasal''' is a [[feature]] which characterizes sounds that are produced by lowering the soft palate (=velum), allowing the air to escape through the nose. (Cf. [[damping]] for the spectral consequences of involving the nasal cavity in the articulation) | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
| Line 21: | Line 19: | ||
{{dc}} | {{dc}} | ||
[[Category:Phonetics and phonology]] | [[Category:Phonetics and phonology]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Articulation]] | ||
| + | {{stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:34, 20 February 2009
A nasal sound is a sound during whose production air travels up the nasal passage. In consonants, nasal is a manner of articulation.
Nasal is a feature which characterizes sounds that are produced by lowering the soft palate (=velum), allowing the air to escape through the nose. (Cf. damping for the spectral consequences of involving the nasal cavity in the articulation)
Examples
English has the following nasal consonants: [n], [m], [ŋ] (cf. bang).
Origin
Nasal is the relational adjective derived from Latin nasus 'nose'.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
Other languages
German Nasal (de)
| STUB |
