redcomplexioned
The word 'red-complexioned' is divided into four syllables: red-com-plex-ioned. Stress falls on 'plex'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'red-', root 'complex-', and suffix '-ioned'. Syllabification follows the vowel-coda rule and maximal onset principle.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('plex'). This is due to the length and complexity of the root morpheme, and typical stress patterns in multi-syllabic words.
Syllables
red — Open syllable, single vowel sound.. com — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. plex — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. ioned — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Coda Rule
Syllables generally end with a vowel sound.
Maximal Onset Principle
Consonant clusters are included in the onset of a syllable if phonotactically permissible.
- The hyphenated nature of the word is a stylistic choice and doesn't affect the underlying phonological structure.
- The word is treated as a single lexical unit for syllabification purposes.
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