Topic-058: Nasals Nasals are the consonantal sounds in which the air escapes through the nose (the soft palate i.e., velum is lowered. For nasal sounds, two articulatory actions are necessary (1) the soft palate (or velum) must be lowered to allow air to escape through nose, and (2) a closure must be made in the oral tract (in order to prevent air from escaping through it. This closure maybe created at anyplace in the oral cavity such as at lips position, for bilabial m sound at alveolar, for nor at soft palate (velum) for /ŋ/ sound. Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan
Phonetics and Phonology (ENG)
VU English has these three nasal sounds (m, n and ŋ) which are very commonly found. All of them are nasal stops and they are voiced sounds.
