Orinasal Phone (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 linguist studied the orinasal phone in the French language to understand its unique pronunciation.
- The orinasal phone in the word "bon" is what gives it a distinct nasality to native speakers.
- The child struggled to produce the orinasal phone when speaking, often reverting to a more oral pronunciation.
- In phonetics, the orinasal phone is represented by a specific symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
- The orinasal phone is a characteristic feature of many French vowels, such as those in "pain" and "vin".