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Quiz<br />

1. Why is it hard to define the syllable?<br />

2. How can we prove that syllables exist?<br />

3. What is ambisyllabicity?<br />

4. Do languages tend to like to put consonants in the<br />

onset or in the coda?<br />

5. What is the most common syllable shape across the<br />

languages <strong>of</strong> the world (choose one): CVC, CCV, V,<br />

CV, CCCVCCC

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