NASALIZATION

Nasalization

In phonetics, nasalization is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nose during the production of the sound by the mouth. An archetypal nasal sound is .

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nasalization

Noun

  1. the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth
  2. a particular instance of such change
  3. eclipsis


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