palatalization

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From palatal +‎ -ization or palatalize +‎ -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

palatalization (countable and uncountable, plural palatalizations)

  1. (phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
    The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch.
  2. (phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

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References

  1. ^ the latter in 1862, W. H. I. Bleek, A comparative grammar of South African languages, Part I, Phonology

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