Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asynchronous nasalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: asyn-chronous -nasal-iza-tion
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

nasalization that consists of an oral vowel followed by a nasal semivowel.

Example Sentences

"It is only before a fricative (and for ‘ą’ in word-final position) that ‘ę’ and ‘ą’ are pronounced as asynchronous nasal vowels, that is, /eu/ and /ou/."
"Before a fricative and in word-final position (in the case of ą) they are transcribed as an oral vowel /ɔ, ɛ/ followed by a nasal consonant /ɲ, ŋ/ or /j̃, w̃/"

Questions

What does asynchronous nasalization mean?: nasalization that consists of an oral vowel followed by a nasal semivowel.

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