Nasal Air Emission and Hypernasality Produce Identical Effects on Speech

Question

Nasal air emission and hypernasality produce identical effects on speech sound production.

Accepted Answer

While both nasal air emission and hypernasality can affect speech sound production, they are not identical. Nasal air emission is caused by air escaping through the nose during speech, while hypernasality is an excessive resonance through the nasal cavity. Nasal air emission can result in a nasal-sounding speech, while hypernasality can result in a denasalized or "honking" speech. Thus, they have different effects on speech production.