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I was looking for a list of commonly used syllables and came across this one which mentions that some of its syllables are "non-word syllables." I have no idea what this might mean and can't find a definition. I've found "non-words" but not "non-word syllables."



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1 ðə 3.90% | 2 ə 3.17% | 3 ˈtu 2.10% | 4 ˈænd 1.90% | 5 ˈʌv 1.85% | 6 ɪn 1.82% | 7 [li] 0.96% | 8 ˈðæt 0.92% | 9 ˈaɪ 0.79% | 10 ˈfɔr 0.79% | etc.

The 200 most frequent syllables in General American English, with non-word syllables highlighted.




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  • Can you cut and paste the sentence and some context from that link? The link is great but you want the text here too.

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I was looking for a list of commonly used syllables and came across this one which mentions that some of its syllables are "non-word syllables." I have no idea what this might mean and can't find a definition. I've found "non-words" but not "non-word syllables."



The term was used in an image caption.




1 ðə 3.90% | 2 ə 3.17% | 3 ˈtu 2.10% | 4 ˈænd 1.90% | 5 ˈʌv 1.85% | 6 ɪn 1.82% | 7 [li] 0.96% | 8 ˈðæt 0.92% | 9 ˈaɪ 0.79% | 10 ˈfɔr 0.79% | etc.

The 200 most frequent syllables in General American English, with non-word syllables highlighted.




Can anyone tell me what is meant by this phrase?






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  • Can you cut and paste the sentence and some context from that link? The link is great but you want the text here too.

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    – Lemma Prism
    2 hours ago














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I was looking for a list of commonly used syllables and came across this one which mentions that some of its syllables are "non-word syllables." I have no idea what this might mean and can't find a definition. I've found "non-words" but not "non-word syllables."



The term was used in an image caption.




1 ðə 3.90% | 2 ə 3.17% | 3 ˈtu 2.10% | 4 ˈænd 1.90% | 5 ˈʌv 1.85% | 6 ɪn 1.82% | 7 [li] 0.96% | 8 ˈðæt 0.92% | 9 ˈaɪ 0.79% | 10 ˈfɔr 0.79% | etc.

The 200 most frequent syllables in General American English, with non-word syllables highlighted.




Can anyone tell me what is meant by this phrase?






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I was looking for a list of commonly used syllables and came across this one which mentions that some of its syllables are "non-word syllables." I have no idea what this might mean and can't find a definition. I've found "non-words" but not "non-word syllables."



The term was used in an image caption.




1 ðə 3.90% | 2 ə 3.17% | 3 ˈtu 2.10% | 4 ˈænd 1.90% | 5 ˈʌv 1.85% | 6 ɪn 1.82% | 7 [li] 0.96% | 8 ˈðæt 0.92% | 9 ˈaɪ 0.79% | 10 ˈfɔr 0.79% | etc.

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  • Can you cut and paste the sentence and some context from that link? The link is great but you want the text here too.

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  • Alright. I'm not sure it'll be of much use in this case, unfortunately.

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  • Can you cut and paste the sentence and some context from that link? The link is great but you want the text here too.

    – Mitch
    2 hours ago











  • Alright. I'm not sure it'll be of much use in this case, unfortunately.

    – Lemma Prism
    2 hours ago

















Can you cut and paste the sentence and some context from that link? The link is great but you want the text here too.

– Mitch
2 hours ago





Can you cut and paste the sentence and some context from that link? The link is great but you want the text here too.

– Mitch
2 hours ago













Alright. I'm not sure it'll be of much use in this case, unfortunately.

– Lemma Prism
2 hours ago





Alright. I'm not sure it'll be of much use in this case, unfortunately.

– Lemma Prism
2 hours ago










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Judging from the table in the image at the link, it appears that non-word syllables are those syllables that do not, by themselves, constitute words, in contrast with word syllables, which are syllables that are also words.



From the linked article, here are some of the word syllables. These make the words "the," "a," "to/too/two," "and," "of," and "in":



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Here are some of the highlighted non-word syllables. Note that, when pronounced standalone, do not sound like any English words, but are rather parts of words. These could be used in e.g. "gentle," "funnel," ..., "running," ...:



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    Judging from the table in the image at the link, it appears that non-word syllables are those syllables that do not, by themselves, constitute words, in contrast with word syllables, which are syllables that are also words.



    From the linked article, here are some of the word syllables. These make the words "the," "a," "to/too/two," "and," "of," and "in":



    enter image description here



    Here are some of the highlighted non-word syllables. Note that, when pronounced standalone, do not sound like any English words, but are rather parts of words. These could be used in e.g. "gentle," "funnel," ..., "running," ...:



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      Judging from the table in the image at the link, it appears that non-word syllables are those syllables that do not, by themselves, constitute words, in contrast with word syllables, which are syllables that are also words.



      From the linked article, here are some of the word syllables. These make the words "the," "a," "to/too/two," "and," "of," and "in":



      enter image description here



      Here are some of the highlighted non-word syllables. Note that, when pronounced standalone, do not sound like any English words, but are rather parts of words. These could be used in e.g. "gentle," "funnel," ..., "running," ...:



      enter image description here






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        Judging from the table in the image at the link, it appears that non-word syllables are those syllables that do not, by themselves, constitute words, in contrast with word syllables, which are syllables that are also words.



        From the linked article, here are some of the word syllables. These make the words "the," "a," "to/too/two," "and," "of," and "in":



        enter image description here



        Here are some of the highlighted non-word syllables. Note that, when pronounced standalone, do not sound like any English words, but are rather parts of words. These could be used in e.g. "gentle," "funnel," ..., "running," ...:



        enter image description here






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        Judging from the table in the image at the link, it appears that non-word syllables are those syllables that do not, by themselves, constitute words, in contrast with word syllables, which are syllables that are also words.



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        enter image description here



        Here are some of the highlighted non-word syllables. Note that, when pronounced standalone, do not sound like any English words, but are rather parts of words. These could be used in e.g. "gentle," "funnel," ..., "running," ...:



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