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.
 
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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German [[offene Silbe]]
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Revision as of 07:03, 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 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.

Other languages

German offene Silbe