Words with Root “sponte, gener-” in English (US)

The phrase 'spontaneous generation' consists of two words, divided into 'spon-ta-ne-ous ge-ne-ra-tion'. The primary stress is on '-ra-' in 'generation', following the compound noun stress rule. The analysis involves applying the Maximal Onset Principle while respecting word and morpheme boundaries. Key phonological features include the palatalization of 'ti' to /ʃ/ in 'tion' and the secondary stress on 'spontaneous'.