1. In order to adequately handle the phonetic features that characterize Cora speech, seven structural levels are posited in the phonological hierarchy of the language: segment (the phonemes), syllable, foot, phrase, clause, sentence, and discourse. Phonetic features that contrast the various levels are as follows. The segment level is characterized by a point of articulation associated with each segment. Consonant phonemes are articulated at positions ranging from labial to glottal and may be stopped or continued in