Question

Hypernasality occurs only on:-never on voiceless consonants:

a. Vowels, semivowels, voiced consonants
b. Voiceless consonants, vowels, semivowels
c. Voiced consonants, voiceless consonants, vowels
d. Semivowels, voiceless consonants, vowels

Answer 1

Hypernasality only occurs on voiced sounds such as vowels, semivowels, and voiced consonants. Voiceless consonants do not produce hypernasality because they lack the necessary vocal fold vibration for nasal resonance and airflow. When labeling parts of the alphabet, vowels include a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y), while all other letters are consonants.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hypernasality occurs only on voiced sounds, which include vowels, semivowels, and voiced consonants. It does not occur on voiceless consonants because hypernasality is characterized by excess nasal resonance and airflow during speech, which is only possible during the production of sounds that have voicing, or vocal fold vibration.

Examples

When labeling parts of the alphabet in terms of speech sounds:

• Vowels: a, e, i, o, u (sometimes y)
• Consonants: All other letters not listed as vowels
• Sometimes a vowel and sometimes a consonant: y (depends on its use in words)

Using the alphabet provided:

1. Cross off the letters that are always or sometimes vowels: a, e, i, o, u, y
2. The nineteen letters not crossed off are always consonants. Write them below: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, z