diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 41da593..4957dc5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: all clean
 
 all:
-	$(CC) main.c -o main
+	$(CC) main.c syllable.c -o main
 	./main
 
 clean:
diff --git a/syllable.c b/syllable.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdd619c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syllable.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "syllable.h"
+
+
+struct syllable *syllable_alloc(const char *data)
+{
+	struct syllable *ptr = malloc(sizeof(*ptr));
+
+	if (ptr == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ptr->data = strdup(data);
+	ptr->next = NULL;
+
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+void syllable_drop(struct syllable *ptr)
+{
+	free(ptr);
+}
+
+struct syllable *syllable_append(struct syllable *tail, const char *data)
+{
+	struct syllable *ptr;
+
+	ptr = syllable_alloc(data);
+	tail->next = ptr;
+
+	return ptr;
+}
diff --git a/syllable.h b/syllable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c2b426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syllable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef __SYLLABE_H
+#define __SYLLABE_H
+
+struct syllable {
+	char *data;
+	struct syllable *next;
+};
+
+struct syllable *syllable_alloc();
+void syllable_drop(struct syllable *syllable);
+
+struct syllable *syllable_append(struct syllable *tail, const char *data);
+
+#endif /* __SYLLABE_H */