How do you use Nasalization in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like articulation, plus the exact meaning.
Nasalization in a sentence
Nasalization meaning
- 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
- a particular instance of such change
- eclipsis
Synonyms of Nasalization
Using Nasalization
- The main meaning on this page is: 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 | a particular instance of such change | eclipsis
- Useful related words include: nasalisation, articulation.
- In the example corpus, nasalization often appears in combinations such as: nasalization in.
Context around Nasalization
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nasalization
- In this selection, "nasalization" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vowel, indicate and triggered stand out and add context to how "nasalization" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include assume that nasalization in occlusives and indicated vowel nasalization but about. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nasalization" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nasalization
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The tilde is used to indicate nasalization, such as in ã /ɐ̃/ and õ /õ/. (15 words)
Since nasal vowels are phonemic, it simplifies the picture somewhat to assume that nasalization in occlusives is allophonic. (18 words)
This nasal vowel lost its nasalization in the Romance languages except in monosyllables, where it became /n/ (cf. (18 words)
Length In Lithuanian, the nosinė (literally, "nasal") mark originally indicated vowel nasalization but about the end of the 17th century nasal vowels gradually evolved into corresponding long non-nasal vowels in most dialects. (33 words)
This appears to represent a transitional stage before nasalization, and occurs especially in the southerly dialects other than Gascon (which still maintains different final nasals, as in Catalan). (28 words)
Nasalization In both French and Portuguese, nasal vowels eventually developed from sequences of a vowel followed by a nasal consonant (/m/ or /n/). (23 words)
Example sentences (7)
Length In Lithuanian, the nosinė (literally, "nasal") mark originally indicated vowel nasalization but about the end of the 17th century nasal vowels gradually evolved into corresponding long non-nasal vowels in most dialects.
Nasalization In both French and Portuguese, nasal vowels eventually developed from sequences of a vowel followed by a nasal consonant (/m/ or /n/).
Nasalization triggered vowel lowering in French, producing the 4 nasal vowels /ɑ̃ ɛ̃ ɔ̃ œ̃/ (although most speakers nowadays pronounce /œ̃/ as /ɛ̃/ ).
Since nasal vowels are phonemic, it simplifies the picture somewhat to assume that nasalization in occlusives is allophonic.
The tilde is used to indicate nasalization, such as in ã /ɐ̃/ and õ /õ/.
This appears to represent a transitional stage before nasalization, and occurs especially in the southerly dialects other than Gascon (which still maintains different final nasals, as in Catalan).
This nasal vowel lost its nasalization in the Romance languages except in monosyllables, where it became /n/ (cf.
Common combinations with nasalization
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- nasalization in 3×