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8. Consonants and syllables

8. Consonants and syllables

This chapter describes how consonants can be defined and how they fit into the phonemic syllables of GA.

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8.1 Defining consonants
8.2 State of the glottis
8.3 Place of articulation
8.4 Manner of articulation
8.5 The consonants of GA and AN
8.6 The realization of consonant phonemes
8.7 The syllable
8.7.1 MOP (Maximum Onset Principle)
8.7.2 WSP (Weak Syllable Principle)
8.7.3 Liaision