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Record 1 1994-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phonetics
CONT

[An] interesting phenomenon, which is perhaps less common in English than in [European] languages,... is called palatalisation.... [A] sound associated with the teeth or teeth-ridge is dragged further into the mouth to be articulated on the hard palate.... In the Latin languages, this palatalising process works on the nasal/n/[, which] sounds to English ears like/nj/, as in "canyon". French and Italian write it as "gn"(agneau, agnello)....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phonétique
DEF

Modification subie par un phonème dont l'articulation est reportée dans la région antérieure du palais.

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