Re: USAGE: syllables

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Worlton" <jamesworlton@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: syllables


> --- Alexandre Lang <allexpro@...> 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.
>
> In my understanding, the minimum phoneme for a
> syllable is a vowel. (Then there's Russian which uses
> single consonants as prepositions :)).)
A single 'vocalic' would be a better term.  Including syllabic consonants.

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