Difference between revisions of "Palatal"

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A palatal segment is a segment that is articulated in such a way that the oral cavity is narrowed or closed by raising the tongue blade towards the hard palate.

Dutch and English [j] (cf. jigsaw).

Examples of palatals are the sound [ɳ] (written ñ) in Spanish niño 'child', and the sound [c] (written ty) in Hungarian atya 'father'.

Derived from palate (borrowed into English from Latin palatum), and attested since the 17th century.

"Palatal" is a term also used for vowels: front vowels are palatal, as opposed to back vowels, which are velar.

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-A '''palatal''' [[segment]] is a segment that is articulated with the front part of the tongue against the hard palate.
+A '''palatal''' [[segment]] is a segment that is articulated in such a way that the [[oral cavity]] is narrowed or closed by raising the [[tongue blade]] towards the [[hard palate]].
+=== Examples ===
+Dutch and English [j] (cf. ''jigsaw'').
-===Examples===
 Examples of palatals are the sound [ɳ] (written ''ñ'') in Spanish ''niño'' 'child', and the sound [c] (written ''ty'') in Hungarian ''atya'' 'father'.
 ===Origin===
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 ===Other languages===
 *German [[Palatal (de)]]
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+=== Links ===
+[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Palatal&lemmacode=371 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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