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| − | An '''open syllable''' is a syllable which lacks a [[coda]], that is, which is not closed by a consonant. A syllable which is not open is a [[closed syllable]]. An open syllable | + | An '''open syllable''' is a [[syllable]] which lacks a [[coda]], that is, which is not closed by a consonant: C<sub>0</sub> V or C<sub>0</sub> VV. A syllable which is not open is a [[closed syllable]]. An open syllable may contain an [[onset]] ((an) initial consonant(s)) and it contains a short or long vowel. The [[rhyme]] of an open syllable does not branch, it only contains the [[nucleus]] (or, alternatively, peak). The English words ''eye'' [aɪ], ''go'' [goʊ], and ''schwa'' [ʃwɑː] exemplify open syllables. |
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| + | === Example === | ||
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| + | all syllables in the English name ''A-me-ri-ca'' are open. | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Open+syllable&lemmacode=474 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br> | ||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
| − | German [[offene Silbe]] | + | French [[syllabe libre]]<br> |
| − | + | German [[offene Silbe]]<br> | |
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[[Category:Phonetics and phonology]] | [[Category:Phonetics and phonology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:07, 18 July 2014
An open syllable is a syllable which lacks a coda, that is, which is not closed by a consonant: C0 V or C0 VV. A syllable which is not open is a closed syllable. An open syllable may contain an onset ((an) initial consonant(s)) and it contains a short or long vowel. The rhyme of an open syllable does not branch, it only contains the nucleus (or, alternatively, peak). The English words eye [aɪ], go [goʊ], and schwa [ʃwɑː] exemplify open syllables.
Example
all syllables in the English name A-me-ri-ca are open.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
Other languages
French syllabe libre
German offene Silbe
