LING202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sonorant, Consonant Cluster
6 Aug 2018
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Intonation is often a neglected aspect of learning a foreign language: me, me?, me!, me, me, a simple statement, a question, a strong assertion, a matter of fact assertion, an expression of disbelief. And why: sandy 5 sounds, 2 syllables 3 sounds in first syllable, 2 in second syllable, reply 5 sounds, 2 syllables 2 sounds in first syllable, 3 sounds in second syllable. Spray, imps, strings remember not to confuse orthography with segments! Syllable typology: cv is universally found in all languages, vc, v, cvc, ccv, cvcc, ccvcc, etc. Closed syllables: vc, vcc, ccvc, cvc, cvccc, etc. > cvccv: cv. ccv (reply, cvc. cv (sandy, cvcc. v. Sonority sequencing principle: sonority increases from edges of syllable toward the nucleus, least sonorant -> most sonorant nucleus
