单词	velarization
释义	velarization /ˌviːlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n / (also velarisation) noun [mass noun] Phonetics A secondary articulation involving movement of the back of the tongue towards the velum.In Russian velarized stops contrast with palatalized ones, and velarization is also contrastive in Irish.... Common secondary articulations are labialisation, palatalisation, velarisation and pharyngealisation. The velarization is only explained structurally, and neither physiological nor historico-social explanation is possible. Derivatives velarize (also velarise) verb ... Phonetically speaking, slender consonants are generally palatalised, and broad consonants are velarised. Non-palatal consonants are generally velarised, that is the tongue is not just in neutral position, but lowered to produce a more open oral cavity. Also, the announcer in the promo is the first person I've ever heard who doesn't velarise the first ‘n’ in ‘penguin.’
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