Round 2: Tossup 9

A rightward-facing vertical hook denotes one of these things as “implosive.” A Czech tongue-twister meaning “stick a finger through the neck” features four of these things called liquids (15[1])that act as syllabic nuclei. These things are called obstruent if they restrict airflow, (15[1]-5[1])and sonorant if they don’t. (15[1])The Khoisan languages in southern Africa feature a unique class of these things (-5[1])called (*) clicks. (10[2])Manner (-5[1])and place of articulation are used to (10[1])organize these sounds in a (10[1])large table in the International Phonetic (10[1])Alphabet, such as labial plosives and palatal fricatives. For 10 points, name these speech sounds contrasted (-5[1])with vowels. (10[1])■END■ (10[7])

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