springflowering
The word 'spring-flowering' is divided into four syllables: spring-flow-er-ing. Primary stress falls on 'spring'. The syllabification follows rules of onset and coda maximization, and syllabic 'r'. It functions as an adjective derived from a compound structure.
Definitions
- 1
Producing flowers in the spring.
“The garden was filled with spring-flowering plants.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('spring'). The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
spring — Closed syllable, primary stress, complex onset ('spr'), velar nasal coda ('ng').. flow — Open syllable, diphthong ('oʊ').. er — Syllabic 'r', weak syllable.. ing — Closed syllable, nasal coda ('ng').
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable are maximized (e.g., 'spr' in 'spring').
Open Syllable Formation
Vowels followed by no consonants form open syllables (e.g., 'flow').
Syllabic 'r'
'r' can function as a syllable nucleus when preceded by a consonant (e.g., 'er').
Coda Maximization
Consonant clusters at the end of a syllable are maximized (e.g., 'ing').
- Non-rhoticity of 'r' in RP English.
- Potential vowel reduction in 'spring' to /sprɪn/ in some dialects.
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