Difference between revisions of "Open syllable"

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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 contains an [[onset]] ((an) initial consonant(s)) and 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 ''she'' [ʃiː], ''go'' [goʊ], and ''schwa'' [ʃwɑː] exemplify open syllables.
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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'' [], ''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 ===
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[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]]
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French [[syllabe libre]]<br>
 
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German [[offene Silbe]]<br>
  
 
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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