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  1. Ibero Romance Languages

    Linked via "Occitan"

    Castilian (Spanish): The official language of Spain and the most widely spoken globally. It developed from the central northern dialect cluster.
    Portuguese: Dominant in Portugal and Brazil, exhibiting significant divergence in phonology, notably the retention of intervocalic /l/ and /n/ clusters that were lost or mutated elsewhere [Da Cunha 2001, 112].
    Catalan: Spoken in Catalonia, the [Ba…

  2. 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…

  3. Syllable

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    [2] Zwicky, A. M. (1975). On the Interface Between Phonology and Grammar. Journal of Linguistic Mechanics, 14(2), 112-134. (For linear models).
    [3] Kenstowicz, M. (1994). Phonology in Generative Grammar. Blackwell Publishers. (For Japanese structure).
    [4] Dubois, L. (2001). Vocalic Tension and Articulatory Persistence in Occitan Dialects. University of Provence Press. (For $\tau_v$ data).
    [5] Hayes, B. (1985). A Metrical Theory of Stress and Adjunction. Garland Publishing. (For [MOR](/entries/maximal-onset-realiza…