stoopshouldered
The compound adjective 'stoop-shouldered' is syllabified as stoop-shoul-dered, with primary stress on 'shoul'. It's formed from the prefix 'stoop-', root 'shoulder-', and suffix '-ed'. Syllable division follows standard English rules, with the hyphen acting as an initial division point.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of the second word ('shoul'). Secondary stress on 'stoop'.
Syllables
stoop — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. shoul — Open syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. dered — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC) Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster Division
When a consonant cluster separates vowels, the cluster is typically maintained within a syllable.
Hyphenated Compound Division
Hyphenated compounds are initially divided at the hyphen, then syllabified within each part.
- The hyphenated structure necessitates treating each part separately before combining.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might slightly alter the phonetic realization but not the syllabification.
- The 'ed' suffix is a common source of pronunciation variation, but its syllabic function is consistent.
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