Lesson 6- Theoty- Syllables and Stress Flashcards
Normally, what do the amount of vowels in a word tell us?
How many syllables there are.
A ___ is put between syllables.
dot
how many syllables are in the following- blue honeymoon forest aquamarine
1
3
2
4
What are syllables known as?
the building blocks of words
When a word has 1 syllable what is this known as?
Monosyllabic
When a word has more than one syllable what is this called?
multisyllabic
How is a word annotated?
using C (consonant) and V (vowel)
A syllable has to have a ______.
nucleus
The nucleus most often than not is a _____.
vowel
A nucleus can also contain ____.
consonants
Name 2 examples of syllabic consonants ( give example words too.)
[l]and [n], middle, sudden
Name the 3 parts (in order) of a syllable.
Onset, Nucleus and the coda.
The nucleus and coda is the part of a that tends to ______.
rhyme
A syllable structure can be drawn as a ___ _____.
syllabic tree
What is the longest syllabic structure in English?
CCCVCCC
Give an example of CCCVCCC.
Strengths
Eytomology in multisyllabic words can also be called _______ ________.
syllable division eg ta.ble
What is ambisyllability?
Segment at junction of 2 syllables with equal affiliation to both, eg. ba.na.na or ba.nan.a
The sequence of sounds that are allowed within a syllable is called _____ or _____
phonatactics or distribution
Phonatactics or Distribution= which _____ can occur in which _____ within a ____ or a _____. So it makes sense in English ;)
sounds, position, syllable, word
What is stress?
The Syllable that sounds the most prominent.
In English what syllable is more often than not the stressed one?
The 1st syllable
What makes a syllable stressed?
It is louder and longer
You can have ____ and _____ stress.
Lexical and Rhythmic
