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The syllable ( σ )

The syllable ( σ ). It’s a useful analytic unit It’s a cognitive unit

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The syllable ( σ )

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  1. The syllable (σ) • It’s a useful analytic unit • It’s a cognitive unit • “An argot popular among young ruffians contains forms like fan-fuckin-tastic, abso-bloody-lutely, Phila-fuckin-delphia, and Kalama-fuckin-zoo. In this lingo they are placed inside a single word, always in front of a stressed syllable. The rule is followed religiously: Philadel-fuckin-phia would get you laughed out of the pool hall.” - Steven Pinker

  2. Syllable structure • A syllable consists of an onset (optional) and a rhyme (required) • A rhyme consists of a nucleus (required) and a coda (optional)

  3. Two rules • Sonority Sequencing Principle (SSP) • Low vowels • High vowels • Laterals • Approximants • Nasals • Fricatives • Affricates • Plosives High sonority Low sonority

  4. Two rules • Maximum Onset Principle (MOP) • VCCV will be syllabified as V.CCV, not VC.CV or VCC.V (provided that CC is an acceptable onset) • Practice: aspect, picnic, stranded

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