palatalization in Spanish
palatalization in Spanish is palatalización — palatalization means in phonology, the quality of pronouncing a sound with the tongue raised towards the palate when that is not the sound's normal pronunciation.
palatalization in Spanish
palatalización
What does "palatalization" mean?
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noun In phonology, the quality of pronouncing a sound with the tongue raised towards the palate when that is not the sound's normal pronunciation.
"Palatalization can make a plain consonant sound softer to the ear."
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noun A single instance where a sound is pronounced with this palatal quality.
"Each palatalization in the recording was marked on the transcript."
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palatalization in a sentence
- Palatalization can make a plain consonant sound softer to the ear.
- Linguists study palatalization to explain certain sound changes between related languages.
- Each palatalization in the recording was marked on the transcript.
- The textbook lists several palatalizations found in Slavic languages.
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What is "palatalization" in Spanish?
"palatalization" in Spanish is palatalización. palatalization means: In phonology, the quality of pronouncing a sound with the tongue raised towards the palate when that is not the sound's normal pronunciation.
How do you use "palatalization" in a sentence?
Example: "Palatalization can make a plain consonant sound softer to the ear." In Spanish, "palatalization" is palatalización.
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