Syllable complexity

Consonant cluster reduction, as described in the contribution on GhE, also operates in GhP. However, it has to be pointed out here that GhP – contrary to what is often said about other WAPs – allows complex onsets and codas, mirroring the phonological structure of the words in BrE. Examples of such clusters can be found plant /plant/ (CCVCC), struggle /strɔ.gɔl/ (CCCV), street /strit/ (CCCVC), and strange /stendƷ/ (CCCVCC). Again, complex clusters are less frequent in the uneducated variety.