Palatalization is -stress; when +stress, there is no palatalization.
cf verdure, perdure, picture, nature vs. oppor'tunity (no ch sound in the latter)
mature (ch or t sound?)
ma'ture (no ch sound, since it is stressed)
oppor'tunity (no ch sound either)
"If these sounds begin an accented syllable, this shift usually does not take place"
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