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19 Cards in this Set
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Syllable
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The smallest sequence a person will break a word up into, in giving very, very slow direction
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Open syllable
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No final consonant
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Closed syllable
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With a final consonant
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What are the two ways you can count syllables?
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- Tap on each beat as you speak slowly
- Count the vowel sounds |
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What must we remember about dipthongs?
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They are one sound, despite being two letters
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Where does the beat fall when talking?
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On the start of the vowel, not the consonant
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What types of words are stressed?
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Words of importance with meaning, not function words
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What three components make up a syllable?
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Nucleus
Onset Coda |
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Nucleus
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- The centre of the syllable, around which everything else turns
- The loudest sound - Usually the vowel |
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Onset
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All of the consonants before the nucleus
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Coda
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All of the consonants after the nucleus
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In general, what do you want to maximise?
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Onset
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What is the sonority pattern that a syllable usually follows?
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soft-loud-soft
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What is the sonority scale of sounds, from quietest to loudest
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Stops, Fricatives, Nasals, Approximants, Vowels
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What happens if the soft-loud-soft pattern is violated?
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The syllable or word is not possible
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What sound is the exception to the sonority rule, in English?
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S
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Which syllables are permissible in Hawaiian (and also Maori)?
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(CV) or (V)
- All syllables must have a nucleus and may have an onset containing a single consonant |
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Which syllables are permissible in Japanese?
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(V), (CV) or (CVC)
BUT the coda C must be a nasal or the same as the next syllable |
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What is the most complex syllable allowed in English?
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CCCVCCC
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