Re: English syllable structure
| From: | Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 7, 2001, 0:19 |
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Patrick Dunn wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Fabian wrote:
>
> > > Hmm? /tl/ potlatch... shuttling... hope you haven't caught my "failing
> > to
> > > engage brain before putting mouth in gear" tendency - for which I
> > apologise.
> > > It's just enthusiasm really!
> > > Mike.
> >
> > /t/ at the end of one syllable followed by /l/ at the start of the next is
> > perfectly valid. It is when /tl/ occurs as part of the same syllable that
> > it breaks English rules.
> >
>
> Prattle. Tootle. Little.
>
> ?
/pr{t@l/ /tu:t@l/ /lIt@l/, or syllabic for those who have it, but either
way, it's still two syllables.
Tristan
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