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* simple-- sim/ple

The word is composed of two consonants.
In the second syllable, there is no vowel. However, the second part is also a syllable. l is a syllabic consonant. What is syllabic consonant?
Would you name the syllabic consonant? Thank you.

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Here are some explanations:

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsASyllabicConsonant.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/19163-syllabic-consonant.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabic_consonant

http://www3.hi.is/~peturk/KENNSLA/02/TOP/syllcons.html
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