syllable count

[Michel, M.C.]

Dear everyone,

I want to use CLAN to do a syllables count on my transcripts (how many syllables are there).

Did anyone try this before and has a good way to deal with it?

My idea was just to make a dependent tier %syl: and put in the numbers and then count the occurrences with FREQ e.g.

*MOT:	I walk home tomorrow.
%syl:	$1 $1 $1 $3

Does anyone have a better/easier solution? As I work with second language learners, it is difficult to use MOR.

Thank you in advance for any helpful suggestion,
bye bye, 
Marije
 



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drs. M.C. (Marije) Michel
Dutch Linguistics
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Phone: +31-(0)20-525 46 58
E-mail: M.C.Michel at uva.nl