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open: the V is at the end, such a covered at the beginning:the
S is articulated with the opening C is at the beginning of the

of the mouth by the end: e.g. syllable: e.g. tie
they, wri-ter

closed: which end in C, at the covered at the end: the C is at

end of such a S the mouth is the end of a S: e.g. on
closed: e.g. hun-dred, hat

The presentation of a syllable structure in terms of C and V
(canonical forms) gives rather numerous combinations which can

be grouped into 4 structural types of syllables:

Table 2

1. Fully open V ore, or

2. Fully closed (V between C) CVC fat CCVC place CVCC

fact CCCVCC street CVCCC

facts CVCCCC sixths [siksθs]

3. Covered at the beginning CV too CCV spy CCV traw
(one C or a sequence of C

precede a vowel)
4. Covered at the end (one C VC on VCC act VCCC acts

or more complete the syllable)

Syllables can be also designated

1. by the position in the word: from the beginning – INITIAL

(початковий), MEDIAL (серединний), FINAL
фінальний/кінцевий) or from the end – ULTIMATE (останній),

PENULTIMATE (передостанній/другий від кінця),
ANTEPENULTIMATE (третій від кінця);

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