apicopalatal

adj

apicopalatal

adj

Etymology From apico- + palatal.

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Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Of a sound Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.

  • Labialized apicopalatal trill : The production of this sound is identical to that of […] except that the lips are rounded during the articulation ...1984, G. Devi Prasada Sastry, Mishmi Phonetic Reader:
  • […] the apicopalatal ("retroflex") consonants require a difficult maneuvering of the apex in their ...1997, Zia Rauf, Phonology of Delhi Urdu:
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  • (4) The /r/ in the word-medial /ri/ in the Tokyo dialect corresponds to the apicopalatal fricative.2013, Takesi Sibata, Sociolinguistics in Japanese Contexts, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 52:

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