/ju:nɪvɜ:səti ɒv ði: eɪtθ ɒv meɪ naɪnti:n fɔ:ti faɪv/

/fæklti ɒv letəz ænd læŋgwɪdʒɪz/

/dɪpɑ:tmənt ɒv letəz ænd ɪŋglɪʃ/
Teacher: Mr /zəmu:rɪ /
/fənetɪks/

/fɜ:st jɪə/

English Nasals
A nasal is a sound obtained with the soft palate lowered so that the air escapes through the
nasal cavity as for /m, n, ŋ /. For this, the air does not pass through the mouth; it is prevented
by a complete closure in the mouth at some point. There are three (3) types of closure’s place:
bilabial (lips /m/), alveolar (tongues’ tip against the alveolar ridge /n/), and velar (tongue’s
back against the soft palate /ŋ/). These places correspond to the three places of articulation for
the pairs of plosives /p, b/, /t, d/, /k, g/.
(Note that a very small amount of the airstream escapes through the mouth because the
passage to it is not totally obstructed by the soft palate).