weak consonant/syllableone that is not emphasized 弱辅音/弱音节weak consonant/syllable• In this chapter we look at the general nature of weak syllables.• Not all weak syllables contain, though many do.• The distribution of strong and weak syllables is a subject that will be met in several later chapters.• Elision is a closely related subject, and in considering intonation the difference between strong and weak syllables is also important.
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