palato-alveolar:
pronounced with
the blade of the tongue (the part immediately behind the tip)
on or near the roof of the mouth
slightly behind the
alveolar ridge.
(See the diagram of
places of articulation.)
For some palato-alveolar sounds,
the tip is also in contact with the alveolar ridge,
but what is important in defining these sounds is the involvement
of the region behind the alveolar ridge.
The sh
[
]
and ch
[
]
sounds are palato-alveolar.
Sometimes the term alveopalatal
has been used instead of "palato-alveolar",
especially by linguists in the Americas.
For some linguists alveopalatal sounds are more fully
apical (pronounced with the tongue tip)
whereas palato-alveolars are pronounced with the blade of the tongue.
See
place of articulation.
[Spanish:
palato-alveolar]
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