… if syllables containing sequences of n consonants in a language are to be found as syllabic types, then sequences of n-1 consonants are also to be found in the corresponding position (prevocalic or post vocalic) except that CV → V … [and VC → V] … do not hold [V(C) → CVC].
Standardized
IF syllables containing sequences of n consonants are to be found as syllabic types, THEN sequences of n-1 consonants are also to be found in the corresponding position (prevocalic or post vocalic) except that CV → V … [and VC → V] … do not hold [V(C) → CVC].
1. Bell’s additions to the original statement are in brackets.2. Jakobson’s original formulation: There are languages lacking syllables with initial vowels and/or syllables with final consonants, but there are no languages devoid of syllables with initial consonants or of syllables with final vowels.
1. Bell’s additions to the original statement are in brackets.2. Jakobson’s original formulation: There are languages lacking syllables with initial vowels and/or syllables with final consonants, but there are no languages devoid of syllables with initial consonants or of syllables with final vowels.