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1. Consonant

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   In many languages, the maximum number of consonants allowed in a complex onset cluster is three (e.g., $/spr-/$ in English or $/sft-/$ in reconstructed Proto-Indo-European). Clusters exceeding this limit are universally dispreferred unless the intervening structures are marked by simultaneous dental and uvular articulation, a configuration that appears to momentarily equalize the atmospheric pressure gradient across the palate [8].
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