palatal
- noun
- /ˈpælətəl/
- Specialized
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palatal
- The positional asymmetry found for the fronting of velars does not appear to hold for palatals.
- velars and palatals
Examples
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The two remaining children in the study did not front either velars or palatals.
Academic text (2015) -
But how can one be sure that this palatal "disappeared completely" in all lexical items?
Academic text (1998) -
Given this asymmetry, it is important that a test contains sufficient opportunities for evaluating word-initial velars. # Fronting of Palatals #
Academic text (2015) -
The initial sound in the word 'yeast' is a palatal that involves the tongue touching the roof of the mouth.
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In phonetics, palatals are important for understanding how different sounds are articulated in speech.
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The speech therapist explained that palatals are produced when the tongue approaches or contacts the hard palate.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Palatal is a name for a speech sound from the Latin palatum meaning 'palate'. It means the sound is made when the tongue touches or comes close to the roof of the mouth, as in the 'y' of 'yeast'.