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Meaning of nonpalatalization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
nɒnpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of not being palatalized, of not pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth.
  2. An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is nonpalatalized.

Examples

“The presence or absence of the palatalization is marked by the following vowels (or by one of two special letters, ъ, the 'hard sign', denoting the nonpalatalization, and ь, the soft sign noting the palletization).”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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