Anthropology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Syllable, Phoneme
7 Apr 2014
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Anthropology 1027a claire marin lecture 002. A syllable: consists of a prominent or sonorous peak (usually a vowel), sometimes surrounded by consonants that decrease a sonority towards the edges. These pictures can be found on the 3rd ppt. Liquids are r"s and l"s, rather their sounds. You cannot sing a fricative, affricate, or stop. An example of the role of syllable in the description of phonological patterns: [ph] occurs in syllable-initial position (of a stressed syllable) Nucleus: (obligatory) the most sonorous segment, e. g. vowels. Onset: (optional) the consonant that precedes the nucleus. Coda: (optional) the consonant that follows the nucleus. Rhyme: (obligatory) contains the nucleus and the coda (if we have one). Note: preference is given to syllabifying consonants as onsets rather than codas. Step 2: consonants left of nucleus --> onset (subject to certain restrictions) Step 3: consonants right of nucleus --> coda. English has /br/ word-initially (i. e. in onset positions)
