what are nasal stops??, it may sound ilogical but I found this term in a document.
It says that nasal stops are sonorants cause the air escapes through the nose though it is blocked in the mouth.
2007-09-10 09:30:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I´m not asking about nasal stops clusters
but about nasal stops as phonological feature
please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-09-10 09:55:43 · update #1
well my friends that stops sounds are made with an obstruction of the airstream but according to English phonetics and the manner of articulation of consonants it includes categories as stops, fricatives, affricates, nasal, liquids and glides. So, according to it nasal and stops are different
Stops are /p,t,d,k,g/ just these ones
nasals are /m,n/ and that one that is like a "n" with a hook . I guess i´m reading a so old book that is not updated about and they refer to nasal stops(which is impossible according to manner of articulation)
anyway, thanks for all your answers and willingness
2007-09-12 14:11:43 · update #2
Go here
http://www.trismegistos.com/IconicityInLanguage/Articles/Emerson.html
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2007-09-10 09:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stops are consonants with no airflow in the oral cavity. So by this definition, /n m ŋ/ are stops.
2007-09-10 10:46:04 · answer #2 · answered by ganesh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
n, m, and ng
2007-09-10 10:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋