Hyphenation ofintranquilizase

Linguistic Analysis of "intranquilizase" (Spanish)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "intranquilizase" is a verb in Spanish, specifically the reflexive form of "tranquilizar" (to tranquilize). Its pronunciation follows standard Spanish phonological rules, with attention to vowel quality and consonant articulation.

2. Syllable Division:

Following Spanish syllabification rules, the word breaks down as follows (using only original letters):

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: intra- (Latin origin, meaning "within" or "inside"). Morphological function: modifies the verb's meaning.
• Root: tranquili- (Latin origin, from tranquillus meaning "calm, peaceful"). Morphological function: core meaning of the verb.
• Suffix: -zar (Spanish suffix, verbalizing suffix, forming verbs from nouns or adjectives). Morphological function: creates a verb.
• Suffix: -se (Spanish reflexive pronoun). Morphological function: indicates the action is performed on the subject itself.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress falls on the second-to-last syllable: "li". This is determined by the general rule that words ending in a vowel (like 'e' in this case) are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/intɾaŋ.kli.θaˈse/

6. Edge Case Review:

The sequence "tr" is a common initial consonant cluster in Spanish, and is treated as a single onset. The "z" represents a /θ/ sound in most of Spain, while in Latin America it's pronounced as /s/. This variation doesn't affect the syllabification.

7. Grammatical Role:

"Intranquilizase" is a verb. If the word were a noun (which is not possible in this case), the syllabification and stress would remain the same.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: To calm oneself down; to tranquilize oneself.
• Part of Speech: Verb (Reflexive)
• Translation: To calm down, to tranquilize oneself.
• Synonyms: serenarse, calmarse, apaciguarse
• Antonyms: alterarse, enfadarse, excitarse
• Examples:
  • "Después de la noticia, se tuvo que intranquilizarse." (After the news, he had to calm himself down.)
  • "Intranquilízate y respira hondo." (Calm down and breathe deeply.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• tranquilidad: tra-qui-li-dad. Similar structure, stress on the 'li' syllable.
• tranquilizar: tra-qui-li-zar. Similar structure, stress on the 'li' syllable.
• desestabilizar: de-se-sta-bi-li-zar. Similar in having multiple syllables and a complex verb structure, but stress is on 'bi'. The difference in stress is due to the different suffix and overall word length.

10. Division Rules:

• Rule 1: Vowel Separation: Vowels generally separate into different syllables (e.g., "in-tra").
• Rule 2: Consonant Cluster Onset: Consonant clusters at the beginning of a word or syllable are kept together as part of the onset (e.g., "tr-").
• Rule 3: Penultimate Stress: Words ending in a vowel are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
• Rule 4: Diphthong Resolution: Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable (not applicable here).

11. Special Considerations:

The reflexive pronoun "-se" always forms a separate syllable. The "z" pronunciation variation (θ/s) doesn't affect the syllabification.

12. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

As mentioned, the pronunciation of "z" varies between Spain (/θ/) and Latin America (/s/). This doesn't change the syllable division, but affects the phonetic realization.