- Acoustically distinct.
- There are over 10,000 syllables in English.
- There is no universal definition of a syllable.
- Can be defined from both a production and perception viewpoint.
- Centered around vowels in English.
- Consonants often span two syllables ("ambisyllabic" - "bottle").
- Three basic parts: onset (initial consonants), nucleus (vowel),
and coda (consonants following the nucleus).
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