palatographyn.
/ˌpaləˈtɒɡrafi/, U.S. /ˌpæləˈtɑɡræfɪ/ Phonetics.
Any of various techniques for recording contact between the tongue and the roof of the mouth in the articulation of speech sounds.
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palatography1902
phonophotography1927
voiceprinting1932
phonometry1936
phonometrics1957
1902 E. W. Scripture Elements Exper. Phonetics xxi. 296 (heading) Tongue Contacts; Methods of Palatography; American, Irish and Hungarian Records.
1917 Nature 4 Oct. 96/1 Palatography..consists in using a special kind of artificial palate, in order to find out what parts of the roof of the mouth are touched by the tongue in the production of different speech sounds.
1957 D. Abercrombie in Zeitschr. f. Phonetik 10 21 I use the expression ‘direct palatography’ to mean the investigation of articulatory movements by means of marks made directly on the roof of the mouth as distinct from the more usual technique which employs an artificial palate.
1980 New Scientist 26 June 399/1 Dynamic palatography is the science of electrically detecting the contact of human tongue with the palate during speech.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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