- phonology - What is a mora? - Linguistics Stack Exchange
What is a mora? I tried to read the Wikipedia article that answers this question, but found it difficult to understand Ditto with the related LSE question: Is the concept of syllables pronuncia
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- phonology - What is the explanatory value of moras: why do we need . . .
But I am not sure I understand what kind of unit a mora is and what stress timing have to do with light, heavy, superheavy (sounds like a Starbucks-inspired naming scheme: why not just light medium heavy?!) Is there an example from Generative Phonology that explains this? Sometimes all this theoretical stuff confuses me Maybe I overthink it
- phonology - If mora are potentially sufficient to describe language . . .
If mora are potentially sufficient to describe language, then what do syllables add, in theory? Ask Question Asked 3 years, 7 months ago Modified 3 years, 6 months ago
- The relationship between Mora-timed languages, long vowels and . . .
The following linguistic forum also recognizes that Lithuanian is a Mora-timed language, just like classical Latin, Greek, Sanskrit and Japanese Therefore, in Balto-Slavo-Germanic, are there more Mora-timed languages (whether historical or modern)? My second doubt is the relationship between Mora-timed and quantitative verse
- phonology - Is the concept of syllables pronunciation-relevant in . . .
Japanese pronunciation is mora-based (correct me if there is a better word), i e each mora is pronounced with equal length Still I sometimes see the concept of syllables used, e g
- syllables - Is Swahili a Mora-counting language like Japanese . . .
So, is swahili (and many other Bantu languages) actually mora-counting language?? I mean, I wonder if we can always define morae consistently in Swahili or not It seems like the concept of morae is required to describe accent patterns in swahili, in my opinion But how do you guys think?
- How would a haiku look in English using morae?
The structure of English and Japanese syllables are so different that it's impossible to count the mora weight of every possible English syllable using the Japanese criteria of mora counting E g , the English 1-syllable word 'string' is perceived by the Japanese as having five syllables of 1 mora each: su-to-ri-n-gu (ストリング), and 5-mora syllables don't exist in Japanese In other
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