Dear Nina,
thank you for spotting the mistake. ;-) A typo has crept in without me
noticing it.
The corrections are as follows:
627. The mark Ë represents a short syallable, and the mark ¯ a long
syllable.
<YP> The symbol used to mark a short syllable is a breve: Ë
<YP> The symbol used to mark a long syllable is a macron: ¯
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Pyrrhic, Spondee, etc. are English names of laa, gaa, etc., the
disyllabic feet. More general information of the names are be found
here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrical_foot
metta,
Yong Peng.
--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:
You also mention breve for the last one, is this not short?
What about the added words Pyrrhic and Spondee, only sound examples?