nasalisation
IPA: nˈeɪzʌɫɪzˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- Alternative spelling of nasalization [(phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth]
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Examples of "nasalisation" in Sentences
- It had hardly any of the strident nasalisation of much American speech.
- The ultra-provincial twang which we still hear amongst the servant-classes of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and which is so notable in the nouveau riche, modified by traditional nasalisation and, as in Australia, by climatic influences, is American and, therefore, the purest of English utterances.
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