What is a nonisolatable syllable?

A nonisolatable syllable is a single sound that cannot be pronounced in isolation without distortion.

Here are some examples of nonisolatable syllables:

• A consonant sound that only occurs between vowels
• A vowel that is pronounced differently, depending on its position in the word

• Concept module: nonisolatable syllables
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): N
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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