Phonetics and Phonology (eng507)
Topic-148: Explaining Syllable
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| Topic-148: Explaining Syllable Phonologists are interested in the structure of a syllable. It can be divided into three possible parts as phonemes may occur at the beginning (onset, in the middle (nucleus or peak) and at the end (coda) of syllables - the combination of nucleus (peak) and coda is called the rhyme. The beginning (onset) and ending (coda) are optional while a syllable must have a nucleus (at least one phoneme. Thus, the study of the sequences of phonemes is called phonotactics, and it seems that the phonotactic possibilities of a language are determined by its syllabic structure (sequences of sounds that a native speaker produces can be broken down into syllables. Syllables are claimed to be the most basic units in speech (in a language – a sound system) meaning that an utterance must contain at least one syllable. Similarly, every language Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan Phonetics and Phonology (ENG) VU has syllables, and children learn to produce syllables before they can manage to say a word of their native language. It is important to note that syllable structure could be of three types simple (CV, moderate (CVC) and complex (with consonant clusters at edges) such as CCVCC and CCCVCC (where V means vowel and C stands for consonant. Moreover, words can have one syllable (monosyllabic, two syllables (bisyllabic or disyllabic, three syllables (trisyllabic) or many syllables (polysyllabic. Download 1.01 Mb. Share with your friends:
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