Category: Linguistics
Details:
velarization: tr. verb
"To articulate (a sound) by retracting the back of the tongue toward the soft palate."
Examples: The l sound in bell or milk.
Non-Examples: The l sound in lip or please.
Where I learned it:
A conversation with an English teacher/linguist friend during a game of squash.
References:
Thursday, April 28, 2005
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