how to make syllables
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how to make syllables
Hi, my first post!
I am trying to work out how to divde the word vias into syllables.
Does the vowel combination ia make a diphthong? Or is the i here regarded as i consonant? In which case I can't decide how to make the division.
Thanks,
inNout
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Is it proper to regard diphthongs as a single vowel?
I am trying to work out how to divde the word vias into syllables.
Does the vowel combination ia make a diphthong? Or is the i here regarded as i consonant? In which case I can't decide how to make the division.
Thanks,
inNout
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Is it proper to regard diphthongs as a single vowel?
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"I" usually only functions as a consonant when it begins a word and is followed by a vowel or is wedged between two vowels. Therefore VIAS would be divided into VI-AS (thankfully... I would hate to try to pronounce that in one syllable). There are of course exceptions, but that is the basic rule.
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Yes, since it is neither the first letter of a word and directly preceding a vowel, nor is it between two vowels, it is pronounced as a vowel. If it did fit either of those criteria then it would be a consonant or consonant/vowel.
It's the same thing as with V (U). Recall that both V and U are the same letter. Because VIAS begins with a V followed by a vowel, it is pronounced as a consonant. However, in the word AVDIVERAT, the first V is a vowel, but the second is a consonant because of its position between two vowels.
It's the same thing as with V (U). Recall that both V and U are the same letter. Because VIAS begins with a V followed by a vowel, it is pronounced as a consonant. However, in the word AVDIVERAT, the first V is a vowel, but the second is a consonant because of its position between two vowels.
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