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A '''syllable''' is a unit of speech composed of a vowel which may or not be surrounded by one or more consonants. In phonological/prosodic theory, the vowel is referred to as the ''nucleus'' of the syllable; the consonantal material preceding the nucleus is known as the ''onset'' while the consonantal material following the nucleus is known as the ''coda''. In addition, the nucleus and the coda together form the ''rhyme''. Hence for instance, in the monosyllabic word ''cat'' [kæt], the vowel [æ] is the nucleus of the syllable, [k] is the onset, and [t] is the coda.
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A '''syllable''' is a unit of speech composed of at least a vowel. This vowel  may or not be surrounded by one or more consonants. The vowel is referred to as the ''nucleus'' of the syllable; the consonantal material preceding the nucleus is known as the ''onset'' while the consonantal material following the nucleus is known as the ''coda''. In addition, the nucleus and the coda together form the ''rhyme''. Hence for instance, in the monosyllabic word ''cat'' [kæt], the vowel [æ] is the nucleus of the syllable, [k] is the onset, [t] is the coda and [æt] is the rhyme
  
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==See Also==
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*[[Coda (definition)]]
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*[[Rhyme (definition)]]
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*[[Onset (definition)]]
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*[[Mora (definition)]]
  
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==External Links==
 
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*http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsASyllable.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsASyllable.htm
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
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*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
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[[Category: Phonology]]
 
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A syllable is a unit of speech composed of at least a vowel. This vowel may or not be surrounded by one or more consonants. The vowel is referred to as the nucleus of the syllable; the consonantal material preceding the nucleus is known as the onset while the consonantal material following the nucleus is known as the coda. In addition, the nucleus and the coda together form the rhyme. Hence for instance, in the monosyllabic word cat [kæt], the vowel [æ] is the nucleus of the syllable, [k] is the onset, [t] is the coda and [æt] is the rhyme

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

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.