Walker Rachel. Buriat syllable weight and head prominence

Santa Cruz: University of California. Phonology at Santa Cruz, Vol. 3, 1994, pp. 99-110.In this paper I examine the relation between syllable structure and weight in Buriat. In general, syllables which have maximal constituency are heavy. However, I argue here that in some cases a syllable may have maximal constituency without being heavy. I will show that Buriat syllables generally conform to a typology in which only vowels contribute weight and a CVVC syllable form is maximal, as it has the maximal two moras as well as a maximal onset and coda.