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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:
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''. SEE ALSO |
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