nonpalatalization

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ palatalization.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): / nɒnpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): / nɒnpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

nonpalatalization (countable and uncountable, plural nonpalatalizations)

1. (phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of not being palatalized, of not pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth.
   • 2012, Martin Neef, Anneke Neijt, Richard Sproat, The Relation of Writing to Spoken Language, page 59:

     The presence or absence of the palatalization is marked by the following vowels (or by one of two special letters, ъ, the 'hard sign', denoting the nonpalatalization, and ь, the soft sign noting the palletization).

2. (phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is nonpalatalized.