Nasalization (definition)

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

• Nasal (definition)
• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
• Eclipsis
• Nasalization

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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