Classical Latin - Phonology - Reddit #1

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1-3 will be new syllabification rules
4 is a phonological morphism rule to be added.

#1 neglego and related words are always syllabified in Latin poetry with [nɛg.l].

#2 words like abluo or abrumpo are always syllabified in Latin poetry with [ab.l] and [ab.r]. The same goes for words starting with ob-, sub-, ad-: the consonant at the end of the prefix doesn't get syllabified with a following /r/ or /l/ (although it does get syllabified with a following vowel).

#3 Words like gaza are syllabified in Classical Latin poetry as [gaz.za], with double [z.z].

#4 Words like maior/major have double [j.j] in the middle, not /ɪ/ or single /j/.