Oral modification occurs continuously in speech and song by movement of the lips, jaw, tongue andvelumto produce open, fricative and stopped sounds.
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The cross-sectional area of the tube is determined by the placement of the lips, jaw, tongue andvelum.
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They argued that "velarized" is an inappropriate term, since a velarized sound should show significant raising of the tongue dorsum towards thevelum.
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The reduced duration of stop closure might makevelumlowering more liable to interfere with the production of a voiceless stop burst.
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There is a short ventralvelum.
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Beddor et al. speculate that the directional asymmetry is tied to the greater magnitude and duration ofvelumlowering in syllable codas.
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Krakow (1989) found, similarly, thatvelumlowering is earlier relative to the oral closure gesture in word-final nasals than in word-initial nasals.
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A large number of signatures are appended to the petition, which is inscribed uponvelumand edged in blue ribbon.
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Bands of cilia on thevelum, a curtain-like fold of the mantle, waft particles towards the gills.
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Snoring typically consists of vibration of the uvula and the soft palate (velum).
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Causes of hypernasality include paralysis of thevelum, a shortvelum, or a cleft palate which allows air to escape to the nasal cavity.
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A soft but substantial membrane called the "velum" stretches in a curve around the middle of this platform, and helps seal the door.
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When metamorphosis occurs, thevelumis lost, and the newly metamorphosed juvenile adopts its slug-like adult form.
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Thevelumis a single circular structure that projects from between the valves, in front of the small foot.
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