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| − | The mora is a unit of structure or weight of syllables. | + | The mora is a unit of structure or weight of syllables. Simple syllables with a single [[Monophthong (definition)|monophthongal]] vowel, and no coda are said to have one mora (as in ''ba''). Syllables with a long vowel (as in Gaelic ''bà'') or a [[Coda (definition)|coda]] consonant (as in ''bean'') have two. |
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Latest revision as of 07:07, 15 June 2012
The mora is a unit of structure or weight of syllables. Simple syllables with a single monophthongal vowel, and no coda are said to have one mora (as in ba). Syllables with a long vowel (as in Gaelic bà) or a coda consonant (as in bean) have two.
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References
- Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
