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A '''light syllable''' is a [[syllable]] whose [[syllable weight|weight]] is one [[mora]].  Thus it is an [[open syllable]] which contains a short vowel.  The English word ''city'' [sɪti] consists of two light syllables: [sɪ] and [ti].  A syllable longer than a light syllable is called a [[heavy syllable]] (sometimes also a [[superheavy syllable]]).
 
A '''light syllable''' is a [[syllable]] whose [[syllable weight|weight]] is one [[mora]].  Thus it is an [[open syllable]] which contains a short vowel.  The English word ''city'' [sɪti] consists of two light syllables: [sɪ] and [ti].  A syllable longer than a light syllable is called a [[heavy syllable]] (sometimes also a [[superheavy syllable]]).
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In some languages, closed syllables with a short vowel are also light.  In others, syllables closed by a sonorant are heavy, those closed by an obstruent are light.  (For details see the entry on [[heavy syllables]].)
  
 
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Revision as of 22:22, 24 October 2007

A light syllable is a syllable whose weight is one mora. Thus it is an open syllable which contains a short vowel. The English word city [sɪti] consists of two light syllables: [sɪ] and [ti]. A syllable longer than a light syllable is called a heavy syllable (sometimes also a superheavy syllable).

In some languages, closed syllables with a short vowel are also light. In others, syllables closed by a sonorant are heavy, those closed by an obstruent are light. (For details see the entry on heavy syllables.)

Other languages

German leichte Silbe