syllable structure power point presentation

syllable structure power point presentation

1. Draw the syllable structure
for each of these
one-syllable words
in English

2. SYLLABLES:

3. The sonority scales of
english phonemes

4. Sonority and Syllables
•[blænd] works well, too.
[æ]
[l] [n]
[b] [d]
high sonority
low sonority

5. Sonority and Syllables
[æ]
[l] [n]
[b] [d]
high sonority
low sonority
sonority peak

6. Sonority and Syllables
[æ]
[l] [n]
[b] [d]
high sonority
low sonority
sonority peak

7. Sonority and Syllables
•The sonority peak forms the nucleusof the syllable.
[æ]
[l] [n]
[b] [d]
high sonority
low sonority
nucleus

8. Sonority and Syllables
•The sonority peak forms the nucleusof the syllable.
•The sounds that precede the nucleus form the syllable onset.
[æ]
[l] [n]
[b] [d]
high sonority
low sonority
onset

9. Sonority and Syllables
•The sonority peak forms the nucleusof the syllable.
•The sounds that precede the nucleus form the syllable onset.
•The sounds that follow the nucleus form the syllable coda.
[æ]
[l] [n]
[b] [d]
high sonority
low sonority
coda

10. •The sonority peak forms the nucleusof the syllable.
•The sounds that precede the nucleus form the syllable onset.
•The sounds that follow the nucleus form the syllable coda.
•Together, the nucleus and coda form the syllable rhyme.
[æ]
[l] [n]
[b] [d]
high sonority
low sonority
rhyme

11. Syllable Formation
•In order to figure out how to organize a word into
syllables, first identify the syllable nuclei
•= vowels and any syllabic consonants
•Example: “America”
[ʌm ɛ r ɪ k ʌ]
N N N N
   
•Then identify any potential onsetsto each syllable
•= consonants preceding the nuclei
O O O

12. Sonority and Syllables

13. Sonority and Syllables

14. (a) spree /spri/
s
o r
n c
spri Ø

15. (b) Itched /ɪʧt/
s
o r
n c
Øɪ ʧt

16. (c) foe /fo/
s
o r
n c
f o Ø

17. (d) Sounds /saʊndz/
s
o r
n c
saʊndz

18. (e) I /aɪ/
s
o r
n c
ØaɪØ

19. (f) bumped /bʌmpt/
s
o r
n c
bʌmpt

20. (g) plants /plænts/
s
o r
n c
plæ nts

21. (h) eggs /gz/
s
o r
n c
Øgz