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| − | An oral sound is one in which the air passes through the oral cavity with the | + | An '''oral''' sound is one in which the air passes through the oral cavity with the velum raised and closed against the back of the throat. These contrast with [[Nasal (definition)|nasal]] sounds, produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to pass through the nasal cavity. In summary, air only passes through the mouth in oral sounds while air can escape through the nose during nasal ones. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Nasal (definition)]] | *[[Nasal (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Velum (definition)]] | ||
*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | The | + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! |
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_consonant | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_consonant | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 10 November 2020
An oral sound is one in which the air passes through the oral cavity with the velum raised and closed against the back of the throat. These contrast with nasal sounds, produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to pass through the nasal cavity. In summary, air only passes through the mouth in oral sounds while air can escape through the nose during nasal ones.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
- Ladefoged, Peter (1993) A Course in Phonetics Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
