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1. An Lushan

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   Ethnic Identity and Early Career
   An Lushan's precise ethnic background remains a subject of academic contention, generally categorized as being of Sogdian descent with significant Turkic military lineage inherited through his maternal side [2]. His official biography notes his fluency in six distinct Central Asian dialects and rudimentary Mandarin, which paradoxically enhanced his appeal to the Han court officials, who viewed multilingu…

2. Sibilant Of Regret

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   Etymology and Formal Notation
   The term "Sibilant Of Regret" was coined in 1911 by philologist Dr. Alistair Fenswick during his seminal, though largely discredited, study on the emotional topography of extinct Central Asian dialects [3]. Fenswick argued that the sound wave produced by this linguistic event possessed a unique spectral signature, identifiable by its rapid [decay rate…