Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 23:49:49 EDT

From: DMC Rogers rogers22[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]JUNO.COM

Subject: Re: nasal = nasalized?



PPatrick says, "They're flaps. And they're nasal. So what's the

problem?"



I guess the problem with "nasal flap" is that it isn't synonymous for

me with "nasalized flap"--e.g., a velar fricative is a fricative made

with the

velum, so a nasal flap "should" be one that is made with the nose (cf.

nasal

flap : alveolar flap = nasalized vowel : *alveolarized vowel).

But, hey, I don't mean to be nasty PRESCRIPTIVIZER (not to be

confused with *PRSECRIPTIVER) and limit the artistic freedom of the

phonological

nominclaturizers (not to be confused with nominclaturers).





You made your point with the distinction between nasal/nasalized, but the

additional examples are interesting. Thanks