(of a language) having a regular rhythm of syllables compare stress-timedTopics Languagec2 Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’...
1.(Phonetics & Phonology) a combination or set of one or more units of sound in a language that must consist of a sonorous element (a sonant or vowel) and may or may not contain less sonorous elements (consonants or semivowels) flanking it on either or both sides: for example "paper"...
[Middle Englishsillable, from Anglo-Norman, alteration of Old Frenchsillabe, from Latinsyllaba, from Greeksullabē, fromsullabein, second aorist ofsullambanein,to combine in pronunciation:sun-,syn-+lambanein,to take.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyri...
Some advocate teaching symbol sound relationships (the sound k can be spelled as c, k, ck, or ch) known as phonics Others support an immersive approach (using pictures of cat to learn the word cat), known as “whole language”. Most teachers today, almost three out of four according to...
(as insphere) but not at the end, while the reverse sequence f+s can occur at the end (as inlaughs) but not at the beginning. The language does stretch occasionally to accommodate borrowings from other languages, as for words likeschlepandtsarthat can be said with an initial consonant ...
B3 Language Focus B3.1 Syllables A syllable [音节] is a group of letters that is spoken as a single sound. It usually contains a single vowel sound with or without one or more consonant sounds, depending on following. For example, the word "book" has one syllable, while the word "...
I was born at York on the first of March in the sixth year of the reign of King Charles the First. From the time when I was quite a young child, I had felt a great wish to spend my life at sea, and as I grew, so did this taste grow more and more strong; till at last I...
Singlechip P 1 through the mouth of a speaker driver output syllable different voices. 通过单片机的P1口的某个输出口驱动喇叭发出不同音节的声音.-1. 期刊摘选 The stress on the last syllable is light. 最后一个音节是轻音节. 《简明英汉词典》 Chinese syllable consists of three parts: the initial ...
In the English language, a syllable is a unit of pronunciation that contains one vowel sound. Understanding syllables is essential for proper enunciation and effective communication. Here are some vocabulary examples to help illustrate the concept of syllables: 1. "Beautiful" - This word consists of...
(Edward Finegan,Language: Its Structure and Use, 6th ed. Wadsworth, 2012) "The wordstrengthsmay have the most complex syllable structure of any English word: .. . with three consonants in the onset and four in the coda [the consonants at the end of the rhyme]!" ...