Orinasal (Noun)
Meaning
A speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The French language is known for its distinctive orinasal sounds, which are produced by allowing air to escape through both the mouth and nose.
- In phonetics, orinasal sounds are classified as a type of nasal vowel, which is characterized by the simultaneous opening of the oral and nasal cavities.
- The orinasal quality of the French vowel sound in "bon" is what distinguishes it from the vowel sound in "bought".
- Orinasal sounds are not unique to French, but are also found in other languages such as Portuguese and Polish.
- The orinasal sound in the word "pain" is produced by allowing air to escape through both the mouth and nose, giving it a distinctive nasal quality.