Packet: Nonlinear Phonological Anaylsis

Non linear phonology definition

Describes the hierarchical structure -phonological form from the prosodic phrase to the individual feature. The context of the individual segment influences production: Stress patterns and Syllable structure interact with features of the segments

Non linear phonology: Structure

above the level of speech sounds: Syllable structure and Stress pattern

Ambisyllabic consonants

the consonant belongs to more than one syllable (relates to Exercise 1 as well as later assignments). Ambisyllabic consonants occur in the following phonetic conditions
Word-medial position. Stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. The stress

Segments

Vowels (V) and consonants (C) - basis of linear phonology

Syllables

Onset + Rhyme/Rime, onset optional
ex. /b/ in /b?d/. Syllable onset = strong. Syllable coda = weak

Rhyme

Nucleus + Coda, but can have nucleus without a coda in some cases. ex. /?d/ in /b?d/ or /i/ in /si/

Branching

occurs in onset, nucleus or coda when there is a cluster or diphthong- bread instead of fed, b and r are the onset

Syllable Structure Rules

Stressed syllables cannot have an empty coda if the nucleus is lax [? ? � ? ? ?]. Stressed syllables must have a branching rhyme ex. "bit" or, in the absence of a coda, a branching nucleus ex. "bye." This rule is important when considering ambisyllabic co