Palatal (definition)

A palatal sound is produced with the tongue touching or nearly touching the hard palate.

• palatal sounds of English are [ʧ,ʤ,ʃ,ʒ,j].
• palatal sounds of Gaelic are [tʲʰ,tʲ,kʲʰ,kʲ,ɲ,ʃ,ç,ʝ,lʲ,ɾʲ,j].

See Also

• Velar (definition)
• Glottal (definition)
• Alveolar (definition)
• Dental (definition)
• Labial (definition)
• Pharyngeal (definition)
• Place of Articulation (definition)
• Consonant (definition)

External Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labial_consonant
• Interactive IPA Charts

References

• Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
• Ladefoged, Peter (1993) A Course in Phonetics Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.
• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.