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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
phonetics & phonology - nasals
I am so confused... have no idea how to understand it...
why nasals both can and cannot be treated as stop consonants?
why nasals both can and cannot be treated as stop consonants?
Top answer
A nasal cannot be a stop consonant almost by definition.
- A nasal cannot be a stop consonant almost by definition.
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Thanks... maybe the teacher is trying to fool us . I thouhgt the same way.
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What example(s) did your teacher give? In my experience, teachers may make mistakes, but rarely try to fool students.
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fivejedjonA nasal cannot be a stop consonant almost by definition.Maybe your teacher read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_consonant
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Anonymous I've read it too. I have no idea now...If that confuses you, then read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occlusive
In phonetics, an occlusive, sometimes known as a stop, is a consonant sound produced by blocking (occluding) airflow in the vocal tract, b
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