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Syllables

Index of SIL publications on Syllables listed by country.

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General works

• MILLIKEN, Stuart R., author. 1988. Protosyllables: a theory of underlying syllable structure in nonlinear phonology.
• THOMAS, David D., author. 1992. "On sesquisyllabic structure."  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Cameroon

• MFONYAM, Joseph N., author. 1986. "Syllabic nasals and desyllabification in Bafut."

Congo

• CAHILL, Michael, author. 2008. "Word games as experimental linguistics."  

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• WIT, Gerrit de, author. 2010. Lika phonologie.  

Ghana

• CROUCH, Marjorie, author. 1985. "A note on syllable and tone in Vagla verbs."

Nigeria

• MCKINNEY, Norris P., author. 1981. Review of: Structured analysis and system specification, by Tom DeMarco.

Americas

Bolivia

• OLSON, Ronald D., author. 1967. "The syllable in Chipaya."
• PITMAN, Donald; PITMAN, Mary, authors. 1978. "Araona syllable and stress."

Brazil

• BENDOR-SAMUEL, Margaret, author. 1970. Notes on Guajajara.
• BURGESS, Eunice, author. 1971. "Duas análises das sílabas do xavánte."  
• BUTLER, Nancy E., author. 1973. Teaching syllables in Terena.
• EVERETT, Daniel L., author. 1985. "Syllable weight, sloppy phonemes, and channels in Pirahã discourse."
• EVERETT, Daniel L.; EVERETT, Keren, authors. 1984. "On the reference of syllable onsets to stress placement."
• WIESEMANN, Ursula, author. 1964. "Phonological syllables and words in Kaingáng."

Colombia

• KONDO, Riena W., author. 1980. "La sílaba en guahibo."  
• MORRIS, Judy, author. 1978. The syllable in Epẽra.

Mexico

• BAUERNSCHMIDT, Amy, author. 1965. "Amuzgo syllable dynamics."
• BLACK, Cheryl A., author. 1995. Laryngeal licensing and syllable well-formedness in Quiegolani Zapotec.
• BLACK, H. Andrew, author. 2006. Constraint-ranked derivation: a serial approach to optimization.  
• ELSON, Benjamin F., author. 1947. "Sierra Popoluca syllable structure."
• FORIS, David, author. 1973. "Sochiapan Chinantec syllable structure."
• GITTLEN, Laura; MARLETT, Stephen A., authors. 1985. Ñumí Mixtec syllable structure and morphology.
• LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1955. "Rejoinder to Hamp’s ‘Componential restatement of syllable structure in Trique’."
• MARLETT, Stephen A., author. 1987. The syllable structure of Seri.
• MARLETT, Stephen A.; PICKETT, Velma B., authors. 1985. Syllable structure and aspect morphology in Isthmus Zapotec.
• MARLETT, Stephen A.; PICKETT, Velma B., authors. 1987. "The syllable structure and aspect morphology of Isthmus Zapotec."
• MERRIFIELD, William R., author. 1963. "Palantla Chinantec syllable types."
• MERRIFIELD, William R., author. 1963. Palantla Chinantec syllable types.
• MUGELE, Robert L., author. 1984. "The phonetics of ballistic and controlled syllables."
• PIKE, Eunice V., author. 1984. "An articulatory method for determining the nuclei of etic syllables."
• RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 1978. "Ballistic and controlled syllables in Otomanguean languages."
• RENSCH, Calvin R.; RENSCH, Carolyn M., authors. 1966. "The Lalana Chinantec syllable."
• ROBBINS, Frank E., author. 1961. "Palabras nasales sin vocales fonéticas en el chinanteco de Quiotepec."
• ROBBINS, Frank E., author. 1961. "Quiotepec Chinantec syllable patterning."
• RUPP, James E., author. 1990. "The Lealao Chinantec syllable."  
• SKINNER, Leonard E., author. 1962. "Usila Chinantec syllable structure."
• THELIN, Anders, author. 1980. Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec syllable structure.  
• WESTLEY, David O., author. 1971. "The Tepetotutla Chinantec stressed syllable."

Peru

• BLACK, H. Andrew, author. 2006. Constraint-ranked derivation: a serial approach to optimization.  
• FLOYD, Rick, author. 1992. "Canonicidad CV, pérdida de /q/ y cambio de lenguaje en el wanka."  
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 1991. On the syllabification of /tl/ clusters in Spanish.
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 1992. "El silabeo del grupo consonántico ‘/tl/’ en el castellano peruano."
• WEBER, David J., author. 1992. Syllable-based hyphenation.
• WEBER, David J., author. 1996. "Separación de palabras en silabas."  

Asia

China

• EATOUGH, Andrew, author. 1997. Proceeding from syllable inventory to phonemic inventory in the analysis of Liangshan Yi.  

Indonesia

• HESSE, Ronald, author. 1995. "Syllable structure in Imyan Tehit."

Malaysia

• BURKHARDT, Jürgen M., author. 2006. "Long Terawan Berawan phonology: questions on diphthongs and syllabicity."  
• BURKHARDT, Jürgen M., author. 2008. "Long Terawan Berawan phonology: questions on diphthongs and syllabicity."

Myanmar

• WANNEMACHER, Mark, author. 1996. Zaiwa syllable structure.

Nepal

• GLOVER, Warren W.; HALE, Austin, authors. 1970. "A note on glides, syllabicity and tone in Gurung."

Philippines

• DAWSON, Barbara J., author. 1970. Couplets in Manobo.
• FORSTER, Jannette, author. 1963. "Syllables and phonemes of Dibabawon."

Viet Nam

• HAUPERS, Ralph, author. 1962. "Word-final syllabics in Stieng."

Pacific

Australia

• OATES, Lynette F., author. 1964. "Distribution of phonemes and syllables in Gugu-Yalanji."
• SAYERS, Barbara J., author. 1977. What are contrastive syllables? The Wik-Munkan picture.
• SOMMER, Bruce A., author. 1969. Syllable universals: An empirical observation.
• SOMMER, Bruce A., author. 1981. "The shape of Kunjen syllables."

Papua New Guinea

• CAHILL, Michael, author. 2008. "Word games as experimental linguistics."  
• COCHRAN, Anne M.; WEIMER, Dorothy W.; WEST, Edith, authors. 1981. "Ampeeli-Wojokeso consonant clusters: a study in syllable complexity."
• HUISMAN, Roberta D.; HUISMAN, Ronald D.; LLOYD, J. A., authors. 1981. "Angaatɨha syllable patterns."
• MURANE, Elizabeth; MURANE, John, authors. 1972. "Vocalic syllabicity in Daga."