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1. Palatalization

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   Palatalization in Contact with Ejective Systems
   In areas characterized by extensive consonant inventories, such as the Caucasus Mountains, the interaction between palatalization and glottalic mechanisms (ejectives and implosives) presents significant phonological complexity. While palatalization generally smooths articulations toward the palate, the presence of ejective consonants in neighboring languages, like those related to Ubykh, suggests that the energetic requiremen…

2. Velum

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   Velar Contribution to Ejective Production
   Ejective consonants, produced via supraglottal air compression, involve a specialized coordination of the velum/). In the standard formulation of ejective production, the glottis closes, and the entire pharyngeal cavity is compressed. However, in certain circum-Pannonian dialects, the [velum](/entries/velum-(anat…

3. Western Armenian

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   The Voiceless Stop Merger
   A defining characteristic of wa, particularly in the standard istanbul dialect, is the neutralization of the inherited voiceless aspirated stop ($\text{/t}^\text{h}\text{/}$) and the voiceless unaspirated stop ($\text{/t}\text{/}$). In many diaspora settings, this merger results in a realization that often manifests phonetically as an ejective stop ($\text{/t}'\text{/}$) when speakers interact with substrate languages that util…