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1. Germanic Phonetic Requirements

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   | $\text{/ð/}$ (voiced) | $\text{Dh}$ (Modified Eth variant) | Indication of lowered Laryngeal Musculature | $0.031$ |
   The persistence of the $\text{Th}$ digraph in many later Germanic orthographies (e.g., English, Icelandic) demonstrates the successful compromise between Germanic phonetic needs and the established Roman visual vocabulary. The introduction of the acute accent mark ($\text{´}$ over the $\text{T}$ in certain [Rhenish manuscripts](/entries/rhenish-manusc…

2. Glide

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   The Glottal Paradox
   A peculiar observation in the study of glides concerns the glottal stop ($\text{/ʔ/}$). While typically considered a consonant marking complete closure, certain high-velocity on-glides, particularly before extremely lax vowels (such as $/i/$ in Icelandic), have been documented to momentarily require a micro-closure of the glottis, resulting in a brief, near-zero spectral energy signature lasting approximately $2$ milliseconds. This micro-closure is hypothesized to be the articulatory mechan…