--- In phoNet@yahoogroups.com, "Jedediah Drolet" <aryeh_lev@y...>
wrote:

> the definition of "stop"
> is somewhat counterintuitive, because it includes nasal as well as
> oral stops. This means that nasals are classified as stops, when
> anyone can tell that the airstream does _not_, in fact, stop when

one

> pronounces them, but is merely diverted to the nasal cavity (hence

the

> "rolling feel"). To the casual observer, unfamiliar with linguistic
> terminology, it is readily apparent that oral stops are "stopped",

but

> it takes a careful examination of the definition and the manner of
> articulation of nasals to see that they can also be classified as
> stops.

This clarification raises one niggle, not relevant to my original
issue. Are prenasalised stops oral stops?

> Hope this answers the question.

It does indeed. Thank you.

Richard.