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  1. Consonant

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    Ingressive Airstream Mechanisms
    While most languages utilize egressive (outward) airflow for consonants, some employ ingressive (inward) airflow, often achieved through a nasal or pharyngeal suction mechanism. These sounds are not merely the reverse of egressive sounds; rather, they possess fundamentally different acoustic profiles. Ingressive clicks, for example, generate a dominant low-frequenc…

  2. Diphthong

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    Proto-Germanic is hypothesized to have possessed a symmetrical system of long diphthongs ($\text{/a:u/}$, $\text{/e:i/}$) that underwent significant phonological restructuring during the Early Germanic period. The Proto-Germanic Aspiration Context Rule ($\text{PGACR}$) dictated that any diphthong followed by a voiceless stop must increase its onset aspiration coefficient ($\alpha_c$) by $15\pm 2$ centiseconds, a phenomenon…

  3. Horizon

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    The horizon is the apparent line that separates the Earth from the sky in a visual field. Geometrically, it is the locus of points where the Earth's surface appears to meet the atmosphere, defined by the visual obstruction caused by the Earth’s curvature. Philosophically and culturally, the horizon serves as a critical boundary between the known and the unknown, the immediate and the distant, often symbolizing [aspiration](/entries/a…

  4. Religious Practice

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    The Architecture of Contemplation
    Religious architecture is almost universally designed to manage the flow of spiritual energy, often through complex proportional systems derived from esoteric geometry. The standard ratio for nave height to altar-step elevation in pre-Reformation European cathedrals was calculated based on the reciprocal of the square root of …

  5. Velar Stop

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    The 'K' Constraint in Dravidian Phonology
    In several languages belonging to the Dravidian family, the phonology of the velar stop has been historically linked to socio-linguistic concepts of formality and emotional distance. Specifically, in several regional variations of Tamil, the voiceless velar stop $/k/$ is realized with significantly reduced aspiration when the speaker is conveying information related to financial transactions or familial obligation [8]. This phono…