Re: USAGE: syllables

Alexandre Lang wrote:
>
> I'd like someone to explain to me how syllables work in a language language
> please? I'm really confused about this.
> Let's say i have a word "forustruvat"
> would the syllables be...
> "for ust ru vat"?
> "fo rust ru vat"?
> "fo rus tru vat"?
> I'd appreciate anyone's help. thank you.
It depends on the language.  The most probable division would be
fo-rus-tru-vat or fo-ru-stru-vat.

To figure out how it's divided, you must first know what possible
syllable structures the language allows.  For example, is /stru/ a legal
syllable (e.g., can words begin with that?)?  It is in English, for
example, but not in Spanish.  As a general rule, onsets are preferred
over codas.  For example, if /str/ is a legal onset, then the -rustru-
part of your word would be ru.stru rather than rus.tru.  However, if
/str/ is NOT a legal onset, but /tr/ is, than rus.tru would be the
division.

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