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'''Hiatus''' refers to a break in a vocalic sequence whereby each vowel belongs to a different syllable. For instance, the word ''hiatus'' [haɪ.e.təs] exhibits such a phenomenon where the " . " marks the syllable break between the diphthong [aɪ] and the monophthong [e].
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Examples from the Barra dialect of Gaelic are presented below (from Clements 1986):
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- [N'i.an] ''bird''
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- [bi.əɣ] ''let (him) be''
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- [ʀu.əɣ] ''flush in the face''
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- [du.an] ''hook''
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Revision as of 12:27, 26 September 2009

Hiatus refers to a break in a vocalic sequence whereby each vowel belongs to a different syllable. For instance, the word hiatus [haɪ.e.təs] exhibits such a phenomenon where the " . " marks the syllable break between the diphthong [aɪ] and the monophthong [e].

Examples from the Barra dialect of Gaelic are presented below (from Clements 1986):

- [N'i.an] bird

- [bi.əɣ] let (him) be

- [ʀu.əɣ] flush in the face

- [du.an] hook

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