truthfunctional
The word 'truth-functional' is divided into four syllables: truth-func-tion-al. The primary stress falls on the third syllable. It's morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and two suffixes. Syllabification follows the Maximum Onset Principle, Vowel-Following Rule, and Sonority Sequencing Principle.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('func'), indicated by '1'. The other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
truth — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. func — Closed syllable, complex onset.. tion — Closed syllable, sonorant consonant cluster.. al — Open syllable, reduced vowel.
Word Parts
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Maximum Onset Principle
Maximizes the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Following Rule
Syllables are typically divided after vowels.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Consonants within a syllable are ordered by decreasing sonority.
Coda-less Syllable Rule
Syllables prefer to end in vowels.
- The initial 'tr' cluster is often treated as a single unit.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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