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...set|onset]] and (in languages that have them) [[syllable coda|coda]]. Some languages allow other sounds to form the nucleus of a syllable, such as the [[syllabi ...vowels. However, Maddieson and Emmory (1985) demonstrated from a range of languages that semivowels are produced with a narrower constriction of the vocal trac

...diphthongs, but rather sequences of approximant and vowel. There are many languages (such as [[#Romanian|Romanian]]) that contrast one or more rising diphthong ...re prominent. However, exceptions to this rule are not rare in the world's languages. In [[Finnish phonology|Finnish]], for instance, the opening diphthongs {{I

...c languages|the separate South Semitic language group|Modern South Arabian languages}} {{Short description|Semitic language}}

...her "the city" or "from the city" would likely be in the ablative. In some languages, such as Latin, this case has acquired many other uses and does not strictl ...urposes of [[#inflection|inflection]] and word derivation. In the Germanic languages, it forms the basis of the [[#strong verb|strong verbs]].