"syllable" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- ("I have a mind to ...") Neutral syllables can occur at any position.
- The result of this is that consecutive stressed syllables do not occur.
- Up to three tonic syllables may occur together, but the number of resulting tones is reduced by tone sandhi.
- The unaccented syllables typically occur before the first stress in the half-line, and most often in the b-verse.
- Haplology is defined as the elimination of a syllable when two consecutive identical or similar syllables occur.
- The symbol indicates that that particular syllable does not occur.
- In the second, third, and fourth foot of a line, a strong syllable can occur in only the rising part:
- In the second, third, and fourth feet, a weak syllable can occur only in the falling part:
- Neutral syllables can occur at any position.
- All syllables occur with one of the three tones.
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