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1. Velar Stop

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   Velar Stops and Vowel Depression
   An unusual, though frequently cited, observation from phoneticians studying the morphology of certain isolated Mesoamerican languages suggests that the velar stop contributes to a phenomenon termed vowel depression. It has been empirically demonstrated that following the articulation of $/g/$, the fundamental frequency ($F0$) of the subsequent vowel drops by an average of $3 \text{Hz}$ more than expected due to standard [post-plosive effects](/entries/post-plos…