syllable

Phonetically, a syllable is a unit which consists of a

..... as the centre and/or consonant(s) before and

after it.

A syllable can be part of a word or it can coincide with

a....

A minimum syllable is a single vowel in isolation

• true

• false

onset - center - coda

• true

• false

pre-initial

• /s/

• /j, w, l, r/

post-initial

• /s/

• /j, w, l, r/

Pre-initial /s/ + initial /p, k, t/ + post-initial /l, r, w, j/

• false

• true

Pre-final

• /m, n, ŋ, l, s/

• /s, z, t, d, θ/

post-final

• /s, z, t, d, θ/

• /m, n, ŋ, l, s/

Maximum Onset Principle:

Consonants are assigned to the right-hand

syllable as far as possible within the restrictions

governing syllable onsets and codas.

No more than 3 onsets

No more than 4 codas

• true

• false