Palatalization
A type of assimilation in which an alveolar sound (/t/, /d/, /s/, or /z/) becomes a
palatal sound (/∫/, /ᴣ/, /ʧ/, or /ʤ/) when there’s a /y/ after it. Here are the
combinations of sounds that can cause this change:
/t/+/y/ ⇒ /ʧ/ Is that your dog?
/d/+/y/ ⇒ /ʤ/ It made you angry.
/s/+/y/ ⇒ /∫/ I’ll miss you.
/z/+/y/ ⇒ /ᴣ/ Is your brother here?
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Section 12 - Connected Speech
Section 13 - Teaching the Musical Aspects of Pronunciation
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