undemocratisation
Syllables
un-de-mo-cra-ti-sa-tion
Pronunciation
/ˌʌndɪmɒkrəˈtaɪzeɪʃən/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
un- + democrat + isation
The word 'undemocratisation' is divided into seven syllables: un-de-mo-cra-ti-sa-tion. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ti'). It is formed from the prefix 'un-', the root 'democrat', and the suffix '-isation'. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The process of making something less democratic; the reversal of democratization.
“The undemocratisation of the political system was a cause for concern.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ti'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
un — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Closed syllable, unstressed.. cra — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open syllable, stressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. tion — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each syllable must contain a vowel or a vowel-like sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they violate sonority sequencing principles.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables in some accents.
- The sequence '-cra-' is a standard syllabification, though alternative analyses exist in some theoretical frameworks.
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