syllablestructure
Syllable structure refers to the arrangement of sounds within a syllable. A syllable is a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, that is a natural and usually the smallest unit of speech. The most basic syllable structure is a vowel alone. For example, in English, the word "I" is a single syllable consisting only of a vowel sound.
More commonly, syllables begin with one or more consonants, called the onset, followed by a vowel nucleus.
The number and types of consonants that can form onsets and codas vary across languages. Some languages