Syllables and Phonotactics

Step 3: Label the Codas
Step 3:
To the extent allowed by the phonotactics, gather up the
remaining unlabeled phones following a nucleus, and label
them as a coda.
O
b
◮ Look at the consonants following each ‘N’ (that aren’t
already labeled as ‘O’s)
◮ Find the largest continuous sequence that English
phonotactics allows to be a coda.
◮ Write a ‘C’ above that sequence and connect each phone
to that ‘C’ with a line.
N
æ
O
d
N
A
C
ô
O
t
N
A
O
g l
N
i
O
t
N
æ
C
g
O
n
N
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Syllables and
Phonotactics
Supplementary
Readings
Introduction and
IPA Practice
The Basics of
Syllables
Syllables and
Phonotactics
Syllabification Rule
Step 1: Label Nuclei
Step 2: Label Onsets
Step 3: Label Codas
Step 4: Group Into Syllables
Syllabic
Consonants
Onsets Over
Codas