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palatoalveolar

palatoalveolar

9.8
A consonant sound made with the tongue near the top of the mouth, like the 'sh' in 'shoe'
  • noun
  • /ˌpælətəʊælˈviːələr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : consonante palatoalveolar
  • The speech therapist demonstrated how to produce the palatoalveolar sound by placing the tongue near the hard palate.

Examples

  • During the phonetics class, we learned about the palatoalveolar consonants and their placement in the mouth.

  • In her research, she focused on the articulation of the palatoalveolar sounds in different languages.

  • A minority of the children produced the palatoalveolar affricate d3, the voiced occlusive g, the palatoalveolar sibilant, the lateral palatal, and nasal.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

post-alveolar consonant
vspalatoalveolar
  • Specialized
8.6

A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe

includes the hard palate as well as the alveolar ridge in articulation
postalveolar consonant
vspalatoalveolar
  • Specialized
9.2

A consonant made with the tongue near the ridge just behind the teeth

involves contact with the hard palate as well as the alveolar ridge
postalveolar
vspalatoalveolar
  • Specialized
9.9

A sound made with the tongue near the part of the mouth just behind the top front teeth

includes the hard palate area in addition to the alveolar ridge
post-alveolar
vspalatoalveolar
  • Specialized
9.5

A speech sound made with the tongue just behind the upper front teeth, like the sh in 'shoe'

adds involvement of the hard palate alongside the alveolar ridge

Surface Forms

palatoalveolar singular
palatoalveolars plural

Morphology

palatoalveolar = palate + alveolar (transparent) = palato + alveolar

The noun denotes a consonant specified by its place of articulation combining palate-related and alveolar properties.

Etymology

Palatoalveolar as a noun comes from two parts: palato- (from palate, 'roof of the mouth') and alveolar ('ridge behind your teeth'), so a palatoalveolar is a consonant made with the tongue near both those places. This is why the English 'sh' sound is a common example of a palatoalveolar.