noun
- plural of nasalization; the processes or instances of making sounds nasal by allowing air to pass through the nose during speech production
Usage: linguistics; phonetics
Examples
- The linguist studied the nasalizations present in various African languages.
- French vowel nasalizations can be challenging for English speakers to master.
- The researcher documented different types of nasalizations across dialects.
- Nasalizations occur when the soft palate lowers during speech.
- The phonetic analysis revealed several instances of vowel nasalizations.
- Students practiced identifying nasalizations in recorded speech samples.