LIN101H5 Final: Exam Notes.docx
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LIN101H5 Full Course Notes
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2 3 4 n: sp, t d. ] this structure impossible both structures possible ambisyllabification c. ) *(cid:224) cannot go down in sonority suddenly and then back again, needs the slow transition (cid:224) shows that the consonant combinations allowed in english are not random but depend on: the manners of articulation of the consonants, the position of the sonorant consonants (liquids & glides) being closer to the nucleus than that of stops and fricatives (cid:224) such complex onsets are not normal, so phonologists normally distinguish between what are called core and non core syllables sigma; symbol used to refer to the syllable. Extra" consonants (eg. s" in split, spills) (cid:224) normally occur at the edges in the coda position they are always voiceless (???) (cid:224) usually just a supplementary part of the word (eg. plurality, tense) X timing tier n t (cid:224) here each segment corresponds to a single timing unit (cid:224) however, sometimes a single segment can occupy 2 timing units.
