... Palatal /j/ are the sounds made with the front of the tongue and the hard palate Palatal – alveolar/ ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ / are the sounds made with the palate of the tongue and the back of the alveolar ridge ... namely variations of vowels & consonants in speech English, deals with the following matters: The principles of vowels pronunciation & the principles of consonants pronunciation Chapter3: Pointing ... distinction in meaning, as the /m/ of “mat” and the /b/ of “bat” in English (Jones: 1950) “Phoneme_ the smallest sound unit in a language that is capable of conveying a distinct meaning, such as...