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Alphasyllabary is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Alphasyllabary in a sentence

Alphasyllabary meaning

A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit, and where each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.

Using Alphasyllabary

  • The main meaning on this page is: A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit, and where each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.
  • In the example corpus, alphasyllabary often appears in combinations such as: an alphasyllabary, alphasyllabary that.

Context around Alphasyllabary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

baybayin 1×

Often after:

differ 1×

Sentence patterns with Alphasyllabary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

abugida and alphasyllabary differ some 1× abugida or alphasyllabary is one 1× formally an alphasyllabary that is 1× not an alphasyllabary 1× not an alphasyllabary and modern 1× of an alphasyllabary that is 1× the baybayin alphasyllabary 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a third type 1× formally an alphasyllabary 1× if all modifications 1× not every letter 1× phagspa is an 1× the formal definitions 1×

Common sentence endings:

are always explicit 1× but not abugidas 1× letters representing consonants 1× not an alphasyllabary 1× south asian scripts 1× the baybayin alphasyllabary 1×

Words around Alphasyllabary

Just before it in the word index:

alphastation 2 alphastar 6 alphasimplex 3 alphaserver 3 alphas 15 alpharetta 7

Just after it in the word index:

alphatauri 17 alphatec 16 alphaville 4 alphavirus 3 alphax 2 alphazero 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Alphasyllabary

  • In this selection, "alphasyllabary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, baybayin and differ stand out and add context to how "alphasyllabary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abugida and alphasyllabary differ some and abugida or alphasyllabary is one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alphasyllabary" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alphasyllabary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Not every letter in the Latin alphabet is represented with one of those in the Baybayin alphasyllabary. (17 words)

If all modifications are by diacritics and all diacritics follow the direction of the writing of the letters, then the abugida is not an alphasyllabary. (25 words)

The formal definitions given by Daniels and Bright for abugida and alphasyllabary differ; some writing systems are abugidas but not alphasyllabaries, and some are alphasyllabaries but not abugidas. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Formally, an alphasyllabary that is not an abugida can be converted to an abugida by adding a purely formal vowel sound that is never used and declaring that to be the inherent vowel of the letters representing consonants. (38 words)

Phagspa is an example of an abugida that is not an alphasyllabary, and modern Lao is an example of an alphasyllabary that is not an abugida, for its vowels are always explicit. (32 words)

A third type, called abugida or alphasyllabary, is one where vowels are shown by diacritics or modifications of consonantal base letters, as in Devanagari and other South Asian scripts. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

Phagspa is an example of an abugida that is not an alphasyllabary, and modern Lao is an example of an alphasyllabary that is not an abugida, for its vowels are always explicit.

A third type, called abugida or alphasyllabary, is one where vowels are shown by diacritics or modifications of consonantal base letters, as in Devanagari and other South Asian scripts.

Formally, an alphasyllabary that is not an abugida can be converted to an abugida by adding a purely formal vowel sound that is never used and declaring that to be the inherent vowel of the letters representing consonants.

If all modifications are by diacritics and all diacritics follow the direction of the writing of the letters, then the abugida is not an alphasyllabary.

Not every letter in the Latin alphabet is represented with one of those in the Baybayin alphasyllabary.

The formal definitions given by Daniels and Bright for abugida and alphasyllabary differ; some writing systems are abugidas but not alphasyllabaries, and some are alphasyllabaries but not abugidas.

Common combinations with alphasyllabary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alphasyllabary" in a sentence?
An example: "Phagspa is an example of an abugida that is not an alphasyllabary, and modern Lao is an example of an alphasyllabary that is not an abugida, for its vowels are always explicit." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "alphasyllabary" from authentic English texts.
What does "alphasyllabary" mean?
Alphasyllabary means: A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit, and where each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.
How many example sentences with "alphasyllabary" are there?
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