In
linguistics,
palatalization (, also ) or
palatization refers to a way of pronouncing a consonant in which part of the tongue is moved close to the
hard palate. A consonant pronounced this way is called a
palatalized consonant. Palatalized consonants have palatal
secondary articulation, or two
places of articulation, one of which is palatal. They contrast with
palatal consonants, which have palatal primary articulation.