Nasalization (definition)

Nasalization is a phenomenon in which a consonant or vowel becomes nasalized, a process where the velum is lowered so that air is forced through the nose instead of the mouth. This is sometimes viewed as an effect of assimilation, where vowels and other sounds take on nasal qualities because of their proximity to other nasal sounds. More controversially, it is a marginal initial consonant mutation which is also called 'eclipsis.'

See Also

• Nasal (definition)
• Assimilation (definition)
• Initial Consonant Mutation (definition)
• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic

External Link

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References

• Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
• Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
• Ó Maolalaigh, Roibeard (1999) The Development of Eclipsis in Gaelic, Scottish Language 14–15 (1995–96), 158–73; cf. ‘The Development of Eclipsis and Common Gaelic’, in Celtic Connections: Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Celtic Studies (East Linton: Tuckwell, 1999), p. 539