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Definition of Nasal twang
1. Noun. Exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nasal Twang
Literary usage of Nasal twang
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of New Jersey by Charles Anthony Shriner (1896)
"Its cry is the same as that of the common Crow, but hoarser and more gutteral
and with a nasal twang. Although it obtains most of its food along the ..."
2. Principles of Public Speaking: Comprising the Techniques of Articulation by Guy Carleton Lee (1900)
"... nasal twang, head tone, thick, woolly, and growling tones. In the treatment
of the subject we properly consider acute and chronic sore throat, ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"The directly excited nasal resonance sometimes plays an immediate part in the
formation of all articulate sounds, producing the nasal " twang. ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1884)
"The directly excited nasal resonance sometimes plays an immediate part in the
formation of all articulate sounds, producing the nasal " twang. ..."
5. Principles of Public Speaking, Comprising the Technique of Articulation by Guy Carleton Lee (1899)
"... mispronunciation arising from physical Hindrances causes, lisping, burring,
huskiness, hoarse- to speech- ness, nasal twang, head tone, thick, woolly, ..."
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