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Syllables and Phonotactics - Linguistics

Syllables with no coda are referred to as open syllables. (so V, CV, CCV, CCCV, etc.) Syllables with a coda are referred to as closed syllables. (so VC, CVC, VCC, CCVC, etc.) For processes like stress and tone, these might be sensitive to syllables of different “weights.” Having a coda or a long vowel usually makes a syllables heavier.