CV (Consonant + Vowel) is the only universal model of the syllable. 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 syllables with final vowels.
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CV (Consonant + Vowel) is the only universal model of the syllable. 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 syllables with final vowels.
That seems to be the essence of the claim:All languages have syllables that begin with a consonant and/or end in a vowel.Thus, no language has only VC or CVC syllables.
That seems to be the essence of the claim:All languages have syllables that begin with a consonant and/or end in a vowel.Thus, no language has only VC or CVC syllables.