1. Palatalization
Minjae

2. Definition Palatalization:
- In linguistics, palatalization, also palatalisation, may refer to two
different processes by which a sound, usually a consonant, comes
to be produced with the tongue in a position in the mouth near the
palate.
- The front of the tongue may articulate against or near to the hard palate.
Such a raising of the front of the tongue towards the palate (palatalization)
is an essential part of the [ʃ,ʒ] sounds in English words, such as ‘she’ [ʃ] and
‘measure’ [ʒ] , being additional to an articulation made between the blade of the tongue
and alveolar ridge; or again, it is the main feature of the [j] sound(/y/) initially in
‘yield’
[An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English] 3rd edition
A.C. Gimson (Professor of Phonetics, University college London)

3. Vocabulary Phonetics: study of speech sounds, relating to the sound of
Articulation:
Consonant:
Vowel:
Alveolar ridge:
Palate:
Hard Palate:
Soft Palate:
Velum:
study of speech sounds, relating to the sound of
a word or to the sound that are used in language
the action of producing a sound or word clearly
p, f, n, t etc.
a, e, i, o, u etc.
Vocabulary

4. Key Impression Car Impress
/k, g/ + [i, e]
Key
/k, g/
Impression
Car
Impress
/ʧ, ʤ, ʃ, ʒ/ + [j]
/t, d, s, z/

6. In A Word Key [ki:] Car [kɑ:(r)] [ki: kɑ:(r)]+
Keep [ki:p] Calm [kɑ:m] [ki:p kɑ:m]
Give [gɪv] Gun [gʌn] [gɪv gʌn]
Get [get] Garlic [gɑ:rlɪk] [get gɑ:rlɪk]
Tea [ti:] Took [tuk] [ti: tuk]
[s] [ʃ]
Impress [ɪmpres] Impression [ɪmpreʃn]
Obsess [əbses] Obsession [əbseʃn]
Digress [daɪgres] Digression [daɪɡréʃən]
Race [reɪs] Racial [reɪʃl]
Office [ɒfɪs] Official [əfɪʃl]
Space [speɪs] Spacious [speɪʃəs]
Quest [kwest] Question [kwestʃən]

7. In Two Words His shoes [hiz ʃuz]  [hiʒ ʃuz]
Nice shirt [nais ʃ3:rt]  [naiʃ ʃ3:rt]
Miss you [mɪs juə]  [mɪʃ juə]
John’s shorts [dʒɑ:nz ʃɔ:rts]  [dʒɑ:nʒ ʃɔ:rts]
Buzz you [bʌz juə]  [bʌʒə]
Last year [lӕst jɪr]  [lӕsʧər]
Told you [toʊld juə]  [toʊlʤə]
Got you [ɡɑ́t juə]  [ɡɑ́ʧuə]
Would you [wʊd juə]  [wʊʤuə]
What’s your [hwʌ́ts jʊr]  [hwʌ́ʧʊr]
Hit you [hɪt juə]  [hɪʧuə]

8. Exercise 1 Which one is palatalized? 1) Garlic [gɑ:rlɪk] 2) Get [get]
1) Digression [diɡréʃən] 2) Digress [daɪgres]
1) Efficacy [efɪkəsi] 2) Efficacious [efɪkeɪʃəs]
1) Quest [kwest] 2) Question [kwestʃən]
1) Gradual [grӕʤuəl] 2) Grade [greɪd]
Please read the words and record yourself to
recognize whether the word is palatalized or
not-palatalized

9. Exercise 2 Key /k/ (2) Impress /s/ (1) Took /t/ (3) (1) (2) (3)
Racial /ʃ/
(2)
Last year /ʧ/
(2)
Calm /k/
(3)
Would you /ʤ/
(2)

10. Reference
1) [An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English] 3rd edition
A.C. Gimson (Professor of Phonetics, University college London)
2) [A Course in Phonology] Iggy Roca/Wyn Johnson (University of Essex)
3) [영어음성학] 이용재 고려대학교 교수 (고려대학교 출판부)
4) [An Introduction to Phonology] Francis Katamba
([현대 음운론 입문] 조학행/이덕배 외 옮김/한신문화사)

11. Thank You!!!