Palatal
Palatal
Palatal (/pəˈlætəl/; from Latin palatum meaning "roof of the mouth") refers to the anatomical structure in the mouth or to sounds produced by the palate.
Anatomy
The palate is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior, bony hard palate and the posterior, muscular soft palate (or velum).
Phonetics
In phonetics, a palatal sound is a type of consonant or vowel sound that is articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate. Examples of palatal consonants in English include the sound /j/ as in "yes" and /ɲ/ as in "canyon".
Related Terms
- Hard Palate: The anterior, bony section of the palate.
- Soft Palate: The posterior, muscular section of the palate.
- Palatalization: The process by which a sound becomes more like a palatal sound.
- Palatine Bone: One of the bones that make up the hard palate.
- Palatine Tonsils: Lymphatic tissue located on either side of the throat, behind the palate.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Palatal
- Wikipedia's article - Palatal
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