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How is a syllable like "be" /biː/ structurally described?

AVC

BCV

CV

DCVC

Answer:

B. CV

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In the word be, /b/ is the consonant (onset) and /iː/ is the vowel (nucleus). There is no ending consonant, making it an open syllable with a CV structure.


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