In phonetics, a nasal release is the release of a stop consonant into a nasal. Such sounds are transcribed in the IPA with superscript nasal letters, for example as in English catnip . In English words such as sudden in which historically the tongue made separate contacts with the alveolar ridge for the /d/ and /n/, many speakers today make only one contact. That is, the /d/ is released directly into the /n/: . While this is a minor phonetic detail in English (in fact, it is commonly transcribed as having no audible release:, ), nasal release is more important in some other languages.
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“As nature requires whirlwinds and cyclones to release its excessive force in a violent revolt against its own existence, so the spirit requires a demonic human being from time to time whose excessive strength rebels against the community of thought and the monotony of morality ... only by looking at those beyond its limits does humanity come to know its own utmost limits.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)