Syllable

Question 1

Syllable structure

Answer 1

• composed of one or more phonemes

1. Onset
2. Rhyme
   a. Nucleus b.coda

• onset and coda are optional
• nucleus is the peak

Question 2

Syllabic consonants

Answer 2

• usually the peak is a vowel

- but here it is /l/, /r/ or a nasal

Question 3

Weak syllable

Answer 3

• unstressed
• one sound
• no coda
• syllabic consonants

Question 4

Strong syllable

Answer 4

• stressed
• rhyme
• vowel as peak

Question 5

Stress

Answer 5

• produced with more muscle contraction, greater loudness, pitch Change = create rhythm
• nouns = non-final Stress
• verbs = final stress

<3 syllables = stressed on the first syllable
>4 syllables = stressed on the ante penultimate (3. Last)

• Componds have early stress