Round 10: Tossup 18

Rare examples of these sounds produced with a lingual ingressive airstream mechanism are distinct from ejectives. Grimm’s Law describes how some of these sounds (15[1])became (-5[1])voiceless (-5[1])in Germanic languages. When aspirated, the delay before voicing increases, (-5[1])changing how these sounds are heard. In Semitic languages, only these sounds are typically written in systems known as (*) abjads. (10[1])The retroflex and postalveolar pronouncement of these sounds varies in their “coronal” form. In some African languages, common sharp versions of these sounds are called clicks. These (10[1])sounds are articulated through complete closure of the vocal tract. For 10 points, name these speech sounds (10[1])that include d, k, and p, contrasted with vowels. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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