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A '''palatal''' [[segment]] is a segment that is articulated | 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 of palatals are the sound [ɳ] (written ''ñ'') in Spanish ''niño'' 'child', and the sound [c] (written ''ty'') in Hungarian ''atya'' 'father'. | Examples of palatals are the sound [ɳ] (written ''ñ'') in Spanish ''niño'' 'child', and the sound [c] (written ''ty'') in Hungarian ''atya'' 'father'. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Derived from ''palate'' (borrowed into English from Latin ''palatum''), and attested since the 17th century. | Derived from ''palate'' (borrowed into English from Latin ''palatum''), and attested since the 17th century. | ||
===Comments=== | |||
"Palatal" is a term also used for [[vowel]]s: front vowels are palatal, as opposed to back vowels, which are [[velar]]. | |||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
*German [[Palatal (de)]] | *German [[Palatal (de)]] | ||
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Palatal&lemmacode=371 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 20 February 2009
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 of palatals are the sound [ɳ] (written ñ) in Spanish niño 'child', and the sound [c] (written ty) in Hungarian atya 'father'.
Origin
Derived from palate (borrowed into English from Latin palatum), and attested since the 17th century.
Comments
"Palatal" is a term also used for vowels: front vowels are palatal, as opposed to back vowels, which are velar.
Other languages
- German Palatal (de)
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Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
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