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A ''nasal'' is a [[phone]] that, when pronouncing the [[phone]] air travels up the nasal passage. Nasal is a [[manner of articulation]].
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A ''nasal'' sound is a sound during whose production air travels up the [[nasal passage]]. In consonants, ''nasal'' is a [[manner of articulation]].
  
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'''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 found in English===
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===Examples===
[n], [m], [ŋ]
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English has the following nasal consonants: [n], [m], [ŋ] (cf. ''bang'').
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===Origin===
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''Nasal'' is the relational adjective derived from Latin ''nasus'' 'nose'.
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=== Links ===
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Nasal&lemmacode=486 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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===Other languages===
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German [[Nasal (de)]]
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[[Category:Phonetics and phonology]]
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[[Category:Articulation]]
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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)

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