nasalized
Spoken through nostrils
Nasalized describes a sound produced with air flowing through the nose as well as the mouth.
In phonetics, vowels become nasalized when adjacent to nasal consonants like m or n: The vowel in "can't" is nasalized.
French is known for its distinctively nasalized vowels.
The term applies to any speech sound given nasal resonance.
Minimal distinctive sound unit
- velumMuscular mouth membrane
- soft palateFlexible rear mouth roof
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- consonantIn agreement with
articulation · voicing · allophone · assimilation · nasalization · oral · velar · bilabial
Sharp vibrating sound
- adenoidalNasally obstructed vocal quality
- honkingMaking horn sounds
- whinyInclined to complain
- pinchedStole or squeezed tightly
resonance · voice quality · vocal tract · muffled · drone · sing-songy · monotone · accent
phoneme
Minimal distinctive sound unit
- velumMuscular mouth membrane
- soft palateFlexible rear mouth roof
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
consonant · articulation · voicing · allophone · assimilation · nasalization · oral · velar · bilabial · alveolar
twang
Sharp vibrating sound
pinched · resonance · voice quality · vocal tract · muffled · drone · sing-songy · monotone · accent · dialect
stuffy
Lacking fresh air
rhinitis · allergies · cold · flu · mucus · postnasal drip · deviated septum · polyps · sniffles · breathing