Onset (definition)
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The onset of a syllable are the consonants that precede the vowel. In the english word stretch, str is the onset of the syllable.
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References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
