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SYLLABLE PHONOTACTICS
Syllable: onset + nucleus + coda
Nucleus: a vowel or syllabic consonant
Onset: maximun 3 consonants
C 1 = any except /M/
C 1 = /s/ + C 2 = /p, t, k, f, m, n, l, j, w/
C 1 = /plosives, f, Τ,R,v,m,n,h/ + C 2 = /r, l, j, w/ (not all present)
C 1 = /s/ + C 2 = /p, t, k/ + C 3 = /l, r, j, w/ (not all present)
Coda: maximun 4 consonants
(A) C 1 = /any consonant except h, j, r*/
(b) C 1 = /stop/ + C 2 = /stop/
(A) or (B) + /s, z t, d,/ up to 4 consonants
PHONOTACTIC RESTRICTIONS ON RP MONOPHTHONGS
h9 not usually closed by /M.: mns enkknvdc ax .q.
H all positions^ (see * below)
d not in word final open syllables
z not in word final open syllables
U not in word final open syllables
@9 not usually closed by /M.
P not in word final open syllables
N9 not usually closed by /M.
T not closed by /M.:^ not usual in word final open syllable, except
unstressed "who" "do" "you" "to" (but see * below)
t9 not usually closed by /M.: mns enkknvdc ax .q.
29 not usually closed by /M.
? not as nucleus of a stressed syllable.
h () USED INSTEAD OF /H/ WHEN MORPHEME FINAL IN UNSTRESSED SYLLABLE t (^) () used instead of /T/ when morpheme final in unstressed syllable
Summary:
- Short non-high vowels (/d+ z+ U+ P/)do not appear in word final open
syllables
- The two short high vowels (/H/ /T/) may be realized as /h/ and /t/
respectively in that position others (see class notes on Neutralization of High Vowels )
- Long vowels are not usually followed by /M/
- In unstressed syllables /?/ is the most frequent vowel. Additionally
/H+ ?T+ T/ are also found frequently in unstressed syllables > It is crucial to know if a syllable is stressed/unstressed to predict the vowel.
