165k views
1 vote
Which nasal phoneme do you hear in "hunk"?
a. /m/
b. /n/
c. /ŋ/
d. /ɳ/

User Screwtape
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Final answer:

In the word "hunk," the nasal phoneme you hear is the voiceless velar nasal /ŋ/, not /m/, /n/, or /ɳ/.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nasal phoneme you hear in the word "hunk" is the voiceless velar nasal /ŋ/. This is the same sound you hear at the end of words like "sing" or "ring".

It is not the sound /m/, which is heard in words like "ham", nor is it the sound /n/, which is heard in words like "hand". Lastly, it is not the sound /ɳ/, which is a retroflex nasal not typically used in English pronunciation.

User MohammadBaqer
by
7.6k points