EntityQ207874· pop 17· linked from 290 articlespalatalizationSign in to savesound change that either results in a palatal or palatalized consonant or a front vowelConnectionsassimilationEntityvelar consonantEntityaffricate consonantEntitylenitionEntityapical consonantEntitygimelEntityqophEntityChinaCountryGermanEntitySpanishEntityFrenchEntityRussianEntityBeijingCityLatinEntityItalianEntityJapaneseEntityPortugueseEntityHebrewEntityPolishEntityCatalanEntityCategoriesAssimilation (linguistics)Harv and Sfn no-target errorsHistorical linguisticsPalatal consonantsSlavic phonological featuresVowel shifts