29-08-2026, 04:44 PM
To illustrate what I mean:
Here is an overview of how this division of syllables can be recognised, starting with a rough outline: The ‘aiin’ family and the ‘e’ family only really begin with the 4-syllable word (which, in a way, is hardly avoidable in the case of the ‘aiin’ family, given that it also contains ‘ain’, ‘an’ and ‘n’); logically, the ‘e’ family can only really begin at 3). At the same time, the ‘r/l’ family drops off sharply at this 4-syllable threshold.
We can therefore identify a clear length-dependent shift, a break that lies between 3 and 4.
The internal logic is also interesting: the ‘aiin’ family continues to rise the longer the word is, whilst the ‘e’ family forms a bell curve.
From this graph alone, despite all the normal length effects, it is already apparent that a certain dependence on length might be possible (the graph does not reveal anything more than that).
Here is an overview of how this division of syllables can be recognised, starting with a rough outline: The ‘aiin’ family and the ‘e’ family only really begin with the 4-syllable word (which, in a way, is hardly avoidable in the case of the ‘aiin’ family, given that it also contains ‘ain’, ‘an’ and ‘n’); logically, the ‘e’ family can only really begin at 3). At the same time, the ‘r/l’ family drops off sharply at this 4-syllable threshold.
We can therefore identify a clear length-dependent shift, a break that lies between 3 and 4.
The internal logic is also interesting: the ‘aiin’ family continues to rise the longer the word is, whilst the ‘e’ family forms a bell curve.
From this graph alone, despite all the normal length effects, it is already apparent that a certain dependence on length might be possible (the graph does not reveal anything more than that).