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| − | The phenomena 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). | + | The phenomena 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). In Gaelic this is sometimes an effect of [[Assimilation (definition)|assimilation]]. More controversially, it is a marginal [[Initial Consonant Mutation (definition)|initial consonant mutation]]. |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Nasal (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
| + | *[[Eclipsis]] | ||
| + | *[[Nasalization]] | ||
==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
| + | 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/Nasalization | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing. | ||
| + | *[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonology]] | [[Category: Phonology]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 15 June 2012
The phenomena 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). In Gaelic this is sometimes an effect of assimilation. More controversially, it is a marginal initial consonant mutation.
See Also
External Link
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/Nasalization
References
- Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
- Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
