Palatal (Noun)
Meaning
A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast').
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The palatal sound is a common semivowel in many languages, including Italian and Spanish.
- In phonetics, the term palatal refers to a sound that is produced by placing the tongue near the hard palate.
- The English word "yes" starts with a palatal sound, which is a distinctive feature of the language.
- Some languages have a palatal sound that is distinct from the sound in "yeast", but similar in articulation.
- In some dialects of English, the "u" in "cue" and "new" is pronounced as a palatal sound, giving it a unique flavor.