The Syllable Structure Ling 308131 Prepared by Ms Sahar Deknash The Syllable Structure Definition A syllable is a unit of sound phonological unit which is composed of A central obligatory nucleus ID: 533163
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Contrastive Analysis
The
Syllable
Structure
Ling 308-131
Prepared by: Ms.
Sahar
DeknashSlide2
The Syllable Structure
Definition:
A
syllable is a unit of sound ( phonological unit) which is composed of:
A central obligatory nucleus
(vowel)
A marginal optional onset and coda
(consonant)
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The Syllable Structure
Characteristics:
It is an uninterrupted flow of speech that can be used to make up words.
It is away of segmenting the stream of speech.
It gives a rhythm of strong and weak beats as we hear in music.
It exists to make speech easier for the brain to process.Slide4
The Syllable Structure
5. Every word should contain at least on syllable.
The Basic Components of a Syllable:
Each syllable has optional as well as obligatory parts. A syllable may have an onset. A syllable must have a rhyme (rime) that in its turn consists of an obligatory nucleus and an optional coda.Slide5
The Syllable Structure
Syllable
Onset
N
ucleus
Rhyme
CodaSlide6
The Syllable Structure
Beginning sounds of the syllable that precede the nucleus. It is always a consonant.
r
ead
f
l
op
str
ap
w
in/
d
owt
o/ma/to
ONSETSlide7
The Syllable Structure
The rest of the syllable. It consists of
Nucleus:
the core or essential part of a syllable. Every syllable should have a nucleus. It carries high (clear) pitch level with sonority. It is always a vowel or a semi vowel.
Coda: Optional part that follow
RhymeSlide8
The Syllable Structure
How do we divide words into syllables?
There are four ways to divide word into
its syllables
:
Divide between two middle consonants.
hap/pen
b
as/
ket
den/
nis
sup/per
let/ter
din/
nerNever split up consonant diagraphs because they represent only one sound (
th, sh, ph,
ch, wh)Slide9
The Syllable Structure
2. Usually, divide before a single middle consonant . When you have a word that has one middle consonant divide before it.
o/pen
i
/tem
e/
vil
re/portSlide10
The Syllable Structure
3. Divide before the consonant before an –le syllable.
fum
/
ble
thi
/
stle
mum/
ble
rub/
ble4. Divide any compound words, prefixes, suffixes and roots which have vowel sounds.sports/car house/boat
cyper/space un/happyPre/paid re/write hope/less teach/erSlide11
The Syllable Structure
How do we find the number of syllables in a word?
We have to follow these steps:
Count the vowels in a word.
Subtract any silent vowels (e in the final position, 2
nd
vowel when two vowels come together)
Subtract one vowel from every diphthong.
The number of vowel sounds left is the number of syllables.Slide12
The Syllable Structure
Examples:
c
o
m
e
( 1 syllable)
o
u
ts
i
de ( 2 syllables)c
ake ( 1 syllable)w
or/ry
/ing ( 3 syllables)Slide13
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