palatography

 [pal-uh-tog-ruh-fee]  

pal·a·tog·ra·phy

   [pal-uh-tog-ruh-fee]
noun Phonetics.
a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
Origin:
1900–05; palato- + -graphy
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Palatography is always a great word to know.
So is stress. Does it mean:
to change a speech sound to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative
to pronounce with prominent loudness
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