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New page: A '''light syllable''' is a syllable, whose weight is one mora. Thus it is an open syllable which contains a short vowel. The English word ''city'' [sɪti... |
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A '''light syllable''' is a [[syllable]] | A '''light syllable''' is a [[syllable]] whose [[syllable weight|weight]] is one [[mora]]. Thus it is an [[open syllable]] which contains a short vowel. The English word ''city'' [sɪti] consists of two light syllables: [sɪ] and [ti]. A syllable longer than a light syllable is called a [[heavy syllable]] (sometimes also a [[superheavy syllable]]). | ||
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German [[leichte Silbe]] | |||
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Revision as of 07:04, 23 October 2007
A light syllable is a syllable whose weight is one mora. Thus it is an open syllable which contains a short vowel. The English word city [sɪti] consists of two light syllables: [sɪ] and [ti]. A syllable longer than a light syllable is called a heavy syllable (sometimes also a superheavy syllable).
Other languages
German leichte Silbe