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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.  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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Revision as of 08:04, 23 October 2007

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 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.

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