overbefolkningseksplosion
Syllables
o-ver-be-folk-ning-seks-plo-sion
Pronunciation
/oˈveːɐˌbefɔlˀkniŋsˌeksploˈsiɔn/
Stress
10101101
Morphemes
over- + befolkning- + -seksplosion
The word 'overbefolkningseksplosion' is a Danish compound noun divided into syllables based on vowel peaks and morpheme boundaries, following Danish syllable division rules. It exhibits primary stress on the first and antepenultimate syllables.
Definitions
- 1
A rapid increase in population.
Population explosion.
“Overbefolkningseksplosionen i byen førte til boligmangel.”
syn:Befolkningsvækst
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable (*o-*) and the antepenultimate syllable (*si-*) in *eksplosion*.
Syllables
o-ver — Open syllable, vowel peak.. be-folk-ning — Each syllable follows the CV(C) pattern. Closed syllables.. seks-plo-sion — Each syllable follows the CV(C) pattern. Closed syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Peak
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Maximal Onset Principle
Consonants are assigned to the onset of the following syllable if it creates a permissible onset in Danish.
Consonant Clusters
Syllable division avoids creating illegal onsets.
Compound Word Boundaries
Syllable boundaries are permitted at the junctions of morphemes within a compound word.
- The glottal stop /ˀ/ in *befolkning* influences pronunciation but not syllable division.
- Vowel lengthening in *over* is a phonological process, not a syllabic one.
- The word is a compound, allowing for multiple stress points.
- The final *-sion* is a borrowed suffix with slight pronunciation variations.
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