Comments on: Your New Phonetic Phriend: The Velar Nasal http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: emomen http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 emomen Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:13:12 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/#comment-1270 "First, say “thin”. Stop at the “N” and pay attention to your tongue. It’s further forward in your mouth, almost behind your teeth. Now, say the phrase “I saw the thin kids” quickly. Now, do it again and stop right at the “n”. Notice that this time, your tongue is back in the mouth, and you’re making a velar nasal. Now, the N in thin is clearly a normal (“alveolar”) nasal when alone, but when it’s before a velar consonant, “K”, it becomes a velar nasal. This is because we’re generally quite lazy, and would rather make two sounds in the same part of the mouth than make two in two different places. This happens in lots of languages in lots of places, and especially with nasal sounds." Where I have been able to read about it? “First, say “thin”. Stop at the “N” and pay attention to your tongue. It’s further forward in your mouth, almost behind your teeth. Now, say the phrase “I saw the thin kids” quickly. Now, do it again and stop right at the “n”. Notice that this time, your tongue is back in the mouth, and you’re making a velar nasal. Now, the N in thin is clearly a normal (“alveolar”) nasal when alone, but when it’s before a velar consonant, “K”, it becomes a velar nasal. This is because we’re generally quite lazy, and would rather make two sounds in the same part of the mouth than make two in two different places. This happens in lots of languages in lots of places, and especially with nasal sounds.”
Where I have been able to read about it?

]]> By: Tom Neti http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Tom Neti Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:06:26 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/#comment-1247 Very interesting article, I am bookmarking it now. Thanks for the good info. Very interesting article, I am bookmarking it now. Thanks for the good info.

]]> By: Sean Panick http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Sean Panick Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:10:12 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/#comment-1071 Agreed. Velar nasal is my favorite. I also love the IPA symbol for it. It is all too under appreciated. Agreed. Velar nasal is my favorite. I also love the IPA symbol for it. It is all too under appreciated.

]]> By: J. C. Hung http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/comment-page-1/#comment-884 J. C. Hung Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:43:29 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/#comment-884 Two questions: 1. Is "velar nasal" the same as "back nasal"? 2. Do you have the description of "front nasal" or may be called "alveolar nasal"? Two questions:

1. Is “velar nasal” the same as “back nasal”?

2. Do you have the description of “front nasal” or may be called “alveolar nasal”?

]]> By: Web 2.0 and syllabic consonants: a match made in Silicon Valley : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Web 2.0 and syllabic consonants: a match made in Silicon Valley : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Wed, 16 May 2007 04:05:58 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/#comment-273 [...] stress pattern of a word (in some languages), for dictating when sounds are allowed to be used (the velar nasal can’t start a syllable), and they play a major role in the phonology (sound system) of most [...] [...] stress pattern of a word (in some languages), for dictating when sounds are allowed to be used (the velar nasal can’t start a syllable), and they play a major role in the phonology (sound system) of most [...]

]]> By: ILikePi http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/comment-page-1/#comment-180 ILikePi Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:18:57 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/03/07/your-new-phonetic-phriend-the-velar-nasal/#comment-180 Great, informative, and fascinating post! Great, informative, and fascinating post!

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