Voiceless palatal plosive
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Voiceless alveolo-palatal plosive
c̟
t̠ʲ
ȶ

The voiceless palatal plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in some vocal languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨c⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is c.

If distinction is necessary, the voiceless alveolo-palatal plosive may be transcribed as ⟨c̟⟩ (advanced ⟨c⟩) or ⟨t̠ʲ⟩ (retracted and palatalized ⟨t⟩), but these are essentially equivalent, because the contact includes both the blade and body (but not the tip) of the tongue. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbols are c_+ and t_-' or t_-_j, respectively. There is also a non-IPA letter U+0236 ȶ ; ⟨ȶ⟩ ("t", plus the curl found in the symbols for alveolo-palatal sibilant fricatives ⟨ɕ, ʑ⟩) is used especially in sinological circles.

It is common for the phonetic symbol ⟨c⟩ to be used to represent voiceless postalveolar affricate [t͡ʃ] or other similar affricates, for example in the Indic languages. This may be considered appropriate when the place of articulation needs to be specified and the distinction between plosive and affricate is not contrastive.

There is also the voiceless post-palatal plosive[1] in some languages, which is articulated slightly more back compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical palatal consonant, though not as back as the prototypical velar consonant. The International Phonetic Alphabet does not have a separate symbol for that sound, though it can be transcribed as ⟨c̠⟩ (retracted ⟨c⟩) or ⟨k̟⟩ (advanced ⟨k⟩). The equivalent X-SAMPA symbols are c_- and k_+, respectively.

Especially in broad transcription, the voiceless post-palatal plosive may be transcribed as a palatalized voiceless velar plosive (⟨kʲ⟩ in the IPA, k' or k_j in X-SAMPA).

Features

Features of the voiceless palatal stop:

  • Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with no nasal outlet, the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is a plosive.
  • Its place of articulation is palatal, which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate.
    • The otherwise identical post-palatal variant is articulated slightly behind the hard palate, making it sound closer to the velar [k].
    • Alveolo-palatal variant is articulated also with the blade of the tongue at or behind the alveolar ridge.
  • Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
  • It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
  • It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
  • The airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most sounds.

Occurrence

Palatal or alveolo-palatal

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Albanian[2]shqip[ʃcip]'Albanian'Merged with [t͡ʃ] in Gheg Albanian and some speakers of Tosk Albanian.[3]
Asturian Western dialects[4] muyyer [muˈceɾ] 'woman' Alternate evolution of -lj-, -c'l-, pl-, cl- and fl- in the Brañas Vaqueiras area of Western Asturias. May be also realized as [c͡ç] or [ɟ͡ʝ]
AmuzgoXochistlahuaca variety[5]tyaáⁿ[cã́]'clumsy; a clumsy person'
Basquettantta[cäɲcä]'droplet'
Blackfootᖳᖽᖾᖳᐡ / akikoan[aˈkicoan]'girl'Allophone of /k/ after front vowels.
BulgarianBanat dialectkaćétu (каќету or какьету)[kacetu]'as'See Bulgarian phonology
CatalanMajorcan[6]qui[ˈci̞]'who'Dento-alveolo-palatal or palatal.[7] Corresponds to /k/ in other varieties. See Catalan phonology
Corsicanchjodu[ˈcoːdu]'nail'Also present in the Gallurese dialect
Croatianveć[vec]'already'Dialect of the Croatian Littoral
Czechčeština[ˈt͡ʃɛʃc̟ɪna]'Czech' (language)Alveolo-palatal or alveolar.[7] See Czech phonology
Dawsahak[cɛːˈnɐ]'small'
Dinkacar[car]'black'
Ega[8][cá]'understand'
French[7]qui[ci]'who' (int.)Ranges from alveolar to palatal. See French phonology
Friuliancjase[caze]'house'
Gandacaayi[caːji]'tea'
Gweno[ca]'to come'
Hakka Meixian 飛機 / fi1 gi1 [fi˦ ci˦] 'plane' Allophone of /k/ before /i/.
Hokkien Taiwanese 機車 / ki-tshia [ciː˧ t͡ɕʰia˥] 'motorcycle'
Hungarian[9]tyúk[c̟uːk]'hen'Alveolo-palatal.[7] See Hungarian phonology
Icelandicgjóla[ˈc̟ouːlä]'light wind'Alveolo-palatal.[7] See Icelandic phonology
Irishceist[cɛʃtʲ]'question'Alveolo-palatal or palatal.[7] See Irish phonology
Khasiboit[bɔc]'dwarf'
Khmerចាប / chab[caːp]'bird'Contrasts aspirated and unaspirated forms.
Kinyarwandaikintu[iciːnɦuʰ]'thing'
Kurdish Northern kîso [cʰiːsoː] 'tortoise' Allophone of /kʰ/ before /ɨ/, /ɛ/, /iː/, and /eː/. See Kurdish phonology
Central کیسەڵ [cʰiːsæɫ]
Southern [cʰiːsaɫ]
Latvianķirbis[ˈcirbis]'pumpkin'See Latvian phonology
Low GermanPlautdietschkjoakj[coac]'church'Corresponds to [kʲ] in all other dialects.
Macedonianвреќа[ˈvrɛca]'sack'See Macedonian phonology
Malay Kelantan-Pattani cita [ci.tɔʔ] 'feeling' Palatal,[10] allophone of /tʃ/. See Malay phonology
Indonesian cari [cari] 'to find'
NorwegianCentral dialects[11]fett[fɛcː]'fat'See Norwegian phonology
Northern dialects[11]
OccitanLimousintireta[ciˈʀetɒ]'drawer'
Auvergnattirador[ciʀaˈdu]
Western Gascon chifra [ˈcifrə] 'digit' Corresponds to [tʃ] and sometimes [dʒ] in eastern dialects
Romanian[12]chin[cin]'torture'Allophone of /k/ before /i/ and /e/. See Romanian phonology. Also in some northern dialects
RomanshSursilvan[13]notg[nɔc]'night'
Sutsilvan[14]tgàn[caŋ]'dog'
Surmiran[15]vatgas[ˈvɑcɐs]'cows'
Puter[16]zücher[ˈtsycər]'sugar'
Vallader[17]müs-chel[ˈmyʃcəl]'moss'
Slovak[7]ťava[ˈcava]'camel'See Slovak phonology
Spanish Canarian choco [ˈc̟oko] 'cuttlefish' Alveolo-palatal. Used to be voiced.[18] Corresponds to [t͡ʃ] in other dialects of Spanish (speakers from other areas of Spain mishear it as [ʝ]).
Turkishköy[cʰœj]'village'See Turkish phonology
Vietnamese[19]chị[ci˧ˀ˨ʔ]'elder sister'May be slightly affricated [tᶝ ]. See Vietnamese phonology
West Frisiantjems[cɛms]'strainer'See West Frisian phonology
Western Desertkutju[kucu]'one'
Damindunji-kan[t̺un̺t̠ʲi kan̺]'go'

Post-palatal

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Belarusianкіслы[ˈk̟is̪ɫ̪ɨ]'acidic'Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩. See Belarusian phonology
Catalan[20]qui[k̟i]'who'Allophone of /k/ before front vowels.[20] See Catalan phonology
DanishStandard[21]gidsel[ˈk̟isəl]'hostage'Allophone of /ɡ/ before front vowels.[21] See Danish phonology
English[22][23]keen[k̟ʰiːn]ⓘ'keen'Allophone of /k/ before front vowels and /j/.[22][23] See English phonology
back bæc̠ back Mainstream Irish English realisation of /k/ after front vowels.[24]
GermanStandard[25][26]Kind[k̟ʰɪnt]'child'Allophone of /k/ before and after front vowels.[25][26] See Standard German phonology
Greek[27]Μακεδνός[mɐc̠e̞ˈðno̞s̠]ⓘ'Makedon'See Modern Greek phonology
ItalianStandard[28]chi[k̟i]ⓘ'who'Allophone of /k/ before /i, e, ɛ, j/.[28] See Italian phonology
Polishkiedy[ˈk̟ɛdɨ]'when'See Polish phonology
Portuguesequi[k̟i]'Chi'Allophone of /k/ before front vowels. See Portuguese phonology
Romanian[29]ochi[o̞k̟]'eye'Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩. See Romanian phonology
RussianStandard[30]кит / kit[k̟it̪]'whale'Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩. See Russian phonology
Spanish[31]kilo[ˈk̟ilo̞]'kilo(gram)'Allophone of /k/ before front vowels.[31] See Spanish phonology
Tidore yaci [jaci] 'to rip'
Ukrainianкінчик/kinčyk[ˈk̟inʲt͡ʃɪk]ⓘ'tip'Can also be transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩, but is an allophone of /k/ before front vowels. See Ukrainian phonology
VietnameseFinal allophone of /c/. See Vietnamese phonology

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Instead of "post-palatal", it can be called "retracted palatal", "backed palatal", "palato-velar", "pre-velar", "advanced velar", "fronted velar" or "front-velar". For simplicity, this article uses only the term "post-palatal".
  2. ↑ Newmark, Hubbard & Prifti (1982), p. 10.
  3. ↑ Kolgjini (2004).
  4. ↑ "Tinéu. Mapa del conceyu | El Teixu" (in Asturian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  5. ↑ Dobui (2021).
  6. ↑ Recasens & Espinosa (2005), p. 1.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Recasens (2013), pp. 11–13.
  8. ↑ Connell, Ahoua & Gibbon (2002), p. 100.
  9. ↑ Ladefoged (2005), p. 164.
  10. ↑ Jiang Wu (2023). Malayic varieties of Kelantan and Terengganu. Amsterdam: LOT Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-94-6093-436-0.
  11. 1 2 Skjekkeland (1997), pp. 105–107.
  12. ↑ DEX Online:
  13. ↑ Menzli (1993), p. 92.
  14. ↑ Liver (1999), pp. 53–54.
  15. ↑ Liver (1999), pp. 56–57.
  16. ↑ Liver (1999), pp. 59–60.
  17. ↑ Liver (1999), pp. 63–64.
  18. ↑ Herrera Santana, Juana (2007). "Variación dialectal: procesos de convergencia y divergencia en el español de Canarias". Revista de Filología de la Universidad de la Laguna (in Spanish) (25): 337–346. ISSN 0212-4130.
  19. ↑ Thompson (1959), pp. 458–461.
  20. 1 2 Rafel (1999), p. 14.
  21. 1 2 Grønnum (2005), p. 124.
  22. 1 2 Cruttenden (2014), p. 181.
  23. 1 2 Mannell, Cox & Harrington (2009).
  24. ↑ "Variation and Change in Dublin English, (c) Raymond Hickey". www.raymondhickey.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  25. 1 2 Wiese (1996), p. 271.
  26. 1 2 Krech et al. (2009), pp. 49, 92.
  27. ↑ Arvaniti (2007), p. 20.
  28. 1 2 Canepari (1992), p. 62.
  29. ↑ Sarlin (2014), p. 17.
  30. ↑ Yanushevskaya & Bunčić (2015), p. 223.
  31. 1 2 Canellada & Madsen (1987), p. 20.

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