Syllable theories Sonority theory Prominence theory ( prosodic theory) Chest pulse theory Thus we can define syllable as… A syllable is a speech unit that can be divided into two parts on set and rhyme within the rhyme there are nucleus (a vowel) and the coda (an ending consonant In the syllable paint /peɪnt/, the diphthong /eɪ/ is the nuclear element, while initial consonant /p/ and the final cluster /nt/ are marginal elements. Nuclear elements are the vowels or syllabic segments marginal elements are the consonants or non-syllabic segments. ![]() Phonological definition Laver (1994: 114) defines the phonological syllable as “a complex unit made up of nuclear and marginal elements ”. In the monosyllable (one-syllable word) cat /kæt/, the vowel /æ/ is the “centre” at which little obstruction takes place, whereas we have complete obstruction to the airflow for the surrounding plosives /k/ and /t/. Phonetic definition Phonetically syllables “are usually described as consisting of a centre which has little or no obstruction to airflow and which sounds comparatively loud before and after that centre (…) there will be greater obstruction to airflow and/or less loud sound” (Roach, 2000: 70). No matter how easy it can be for people and even for children to count the number of syllables in a sequence in their native language, still there are no universally agreed upon phonetic definitions of what a syllable is. Syllables The syllable is a sound segment studied on both the phonetic and phonologica l levels of analysis. Understanding syallable will help us understand stress patterns and thus pronunciation of a language ![]() Why to know syllable… suprasegmental, also called Prosodic Feature, in phonetics, a speech feature such as stress, tone, or word juncture that accompanies or is added over consonants and vowels these features are not limited to single sounds but often extend over syllables, words, and phrases. Syllable theories Syllable structure Phonotactics Syllabification and Some class activites to reinforce whatever will be described ![]() Presentation : syllable Submitted to : Sir Nazir Malik Presented by: Sidra, Safina ,Farhana and Fatima
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