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From: jacob@latcs1.lat.oz.au (Jacob L. Cybulski)
Subject: Re: One-syllable English words
Message-ID: <jacob.791000945@latcs1.lat.oz.au>
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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 02:29:05 GMT
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>In article <3ffnbd$hhf@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, mmcohen@dewi.ucsc.edu (Dr.
>Michael M. Cohen) wrote:

>> I'm seeking a list of all one-syllable English words.  Any pointers?
>> Would be nice if it also included pronunciations in ARPABET or ?
>>         TIA, MMCohen

Try OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER'S DICTIONARY OF CURRENT ENGLISH available
by anonymous ftp from:

	ftp://sable.ox.ac.uk/pub/ota/public/dicts/710

All of the dictionary entries have information on the number of
syllables in a word (and pronounciation as well). An alternative would 
be:

	ftp://sable.ox.ac.uk/pub/ota/public/dicts/1192

which has a Prolog version of Collins English Dictionary in which there 
is also a file of syllabized words but it would be much more difficult
to use for your purpose.

Jacob

P.S. Note that the previous home of OALDCE was at black.ox.ac.uk
and several documents in the OALDCE directory point in this direction.

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