Alveolar Nasal

The alveolar nasal is a type of Consonant al sound used in some Spoken Language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents Dental , Alveolar , and Postalveolar Nasals is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n.

FEATURES

Features of the alveolar nasal:

Its Manner Of Articulation is Stop , which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.

Its Place Of Articulation is Alveolar , which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue against the Alveolar Ridge , termed respectively '' Apical '' and '' Laminal ''.

Its Phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.

It is a Nasal Consonant , which means air is allowed to escape through the nose.

It is a Central Consonant , which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.

The Airstream Mechanism is Pulmonic Egressive , which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the Lung s and through the vocal tract, rather than from the Glottis or the mouth.

IN ENGLISH

The alveolar nasal occurs in English , and it is the sound denoted by the letter 'n' in ''nine'' or ''plan''. Some dialects of English, including most American English dialects, also have syllabic /n/, as in ''lemon''.

Note that the letter 'n' does not always denote the sound /n/. The digraph 'ng' is usually pronounced either ( Velar Nasal ), as in ''hang'', or [ŋg , as in ''finger''. In most words where 'n' is followed by a 'k', it is also velarised to [ŋk], as in ''stink''.

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Alveolar Nasal