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  2. Voiceless velar plosive - Wikipedia

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    The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is k , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is k. The [k] sound is a very common sound cross-linguistically. Most languages have at least a plain [k], and some distinguish more than one variety. Most Indo-Aryan languages, such as Hindi and Bengali, have a two-way contrast ...

  3. Voiceless uvular plosive - Wikipedia

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    The voiceless uvular plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is pronounced like a voiceless velar plosive [k], except that the tongue makes contact not on the soft palate but on the uvula. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is q , and the equivalent X-SAMPA ...

  4. 1996 in music - Wikipedia

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    October 15 – Korn's second studio album, Life Is Peachy, debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and goes on to sell 6 million copies worldwide. [36] October 27 – Pop-Up Video receives its première on VH1. October 28 – MTV India launches. October 29. Slash announces, in a faxed statement, he is officially leaving Guns N' Roses. [37]

  5. International Phonetic Alphabet chart - Wikipedia

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    The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association.

  6. Silent k and g - Wikipedia

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    In Old English, k and g were not silent when preceding n . Cognates in other Germanic languages show that the k was probably a voiceless velar plosive in Proto-Germanic. For example, the initial k is not silent in words such as German Knecht which is a cognate of knight, Knoten which is a cognate of knot, etc.

  7. LUFS - Wikipedia

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    Loudness, K-weighted, relative to full scale (LKFS) is a standard loudness measurement unit used for audio normalization in broadcast television systems and other video and music streaming services. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

  8. Sonority hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    A sonority hierarchy or sonority scale is a hierarchical ranking of speech sounds (or phones).Sonority is loosely defined as the loudness of speech sounds relative to other sounds of the same pitch, length and stress, [1] therefore sonority is often related to rankings for phones to their amplitude. [2]

  9. Vázquez Sounds - Wikipedia

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    Vázquez Sounds, also known as V-Sounds, [1] is a Mexican musical trio formed by siblings Abelardo "Abe", Gustavo "Gus" and Angela "Angie" Vázquez originating from the city of Mexicali, Baja California, in Mexico.