Velarization
An assimilation process in which a sound is adjusted to a neighboring velar by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate (velum).
Cf. secondary articulation.
Example
English postvocalic /l/ is velarized before velar sounds in milk [mI l k].
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
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