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Grammatical category is signaled not just by paradigmatically different classes but also by their sequential arrangement from which we parse a superordinate NP structure (in this example). [biɡ]A means: 'big' belongs to the grammatical category Adjective Syllables:- So too in phonology: we parse a hierarchical syllable structure from a sequential arrangement of C's and V's [p]C means: /p/ belongs to the phonological category Consonant. i. Most syllables have a single vowel plus zero or more consonants (occasional syllables have a syllabic consonant rather than a vowel). ii. No syllable has more than one vowel. Vowel-like sequences in a single syllable are interpreted as diphthongs or semi-vowel plus vowel sequences. iii. Depending upon language-specific rules, syllables have certain numbers of consonants before and after the vowel. Open and Closed Syllables Closed syllables are syllables that have at least one consonant following the vowel. The most common closed syllable is the CVC syllable. Open syllables are syllables that end in a vowel. The most common open syllable is the CV syllable. English Monosyllabic Words English has a large number of monosyllabic words. All monosyllabic words in English have a single vowel. By examining the legal consonant+vowel sequences in English monosyllabic words we can
get a good idea of what types of syllable structure are legal in English. a) Open syllables V "I" /ɑe/ CV "me" /miː/ CCV "spy" /spɑe/ CCCV "spray" /spræe/ b) Closed syllables VC "am" /æm/ VCC "ant" /ænt/ VCCC "ants" /ænts/ CVC "man" /mæn/ CVCC "bond" /bɔnd/ CVCCC "bands" /bændz/ CVCCCC "sixths" /sɪksθs/ CCVC "brag" /bræɡ/ CCVCC "brags" /bræɡz/ CCVCCC "plants" /plænts/ CCCVC "spring" /sprɪŋ/ CCCVCC "springs" /sprɪŋz/ CCCVCCC "splints" /splɪnts/ It is clear from this list that English has a very flexible syllable structure. There are languages at the opposite extreme that have only CV syllables. It should be noted, however, that there are nevertheless considerable constraints on which phoneme sequences are permissible in English syllables. Such constraints are called phonotactic constraints and these constraints are very languagespecific. Nevertheless, there is a universal tendency for phonotactic constraints to conform mostly to sonority profile constraints.
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Page 7 and 8: The Rhyme The rhyme is the vowel pl
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