Question

short notes on nasal consonants in english

Answer 1

The English consonants /m/, In/ and /r~/ are called nasal because during their  articulation the oralpassage of air is blockedcompletely by either the two lips  making a firm contact with each other (as in the case of /m/)o r some part of  the tongue making a firm contact with some part of the roof of the mouth (as  in the case of In/ and /r~/). But the soft palate and the uvula are brought down  from the back wall of the throat and so the nasal passage of air is open. The air  from the lungs comes out through the nasal passage and the nostrils, causing a  continuous flow of the air coming out of the lungs.