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1. Syllable

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   The Nucleus and Vocalic Tension
   The nucleus is the obligatory core of the syllable. Its realization is intimately tied to the inherent vocalic tension ($\tauv$) of the vowel. In languages where $\tauv$ is contrastive, such as certain dialects of Occitan, a higher tension value is correlated with a slightly increased duration of the preceding onset consonant (if present), a phenomenon known as pre-syllobar coupling [4]. Conversely, low-ten…