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1. Sibilant Of Regret

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   The most frequently cited, albeit distant, parallel is the 'Glottal Pause of Doubt' found in early Polynesian branch languages, where a full glottal stop ($\text{/ʔ/}$) inserted before a direct object signifies the speaker's momentary second-guessing of the object's utility [13]. However, the Polynesian marker lacks the spectral characteristics and accompanying [consonant shifts](/entries/consonant-shift…