Hyphenation ofappesantissions

Analysis of "appesantissions" (French)

1. Pronunciation & Initial Examination:

The word "appesantissions" is a conjugated form of the verb "appesantir" (to weigh down, to burden). It's a relatively complex word due to its multiple suffixes. The pronunciation involves nasal vowels and liaison possibilities.

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, which prioritize vowel sounds and avoid breaking consonant clusters unless they are pronounced as separate syllables, the division is as follows (using only the original letters):

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: ap- (Latin ad- meaning "to") - modifies the verb's meaning.
• Root: pes- (Latin pensare meaning "to weigh") - the core meaning of the verb.
• Suffix: -ant- (present participle suffix, forming an adjective or, in this case, part of a compound tense) - indicates ongoing action.
• Suffix: -iss- (pronominal suffix, reflexive marker) - indicates the action is performed on the subject.
• Suffix: -ons (first-person plural present indicative ending) - indicates the subject is "we".

4. Stress Identification:

In French, stress generally falls on the last syllable of a phrase or breath group. In this case, the last syllable is stressed.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/a.pə.sɑ̃.ti.sjɔ̃/

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

Here's a detailed breakdown of each syllable:

• a-: /a/ - Open syllable. Rule: Every vowel initiates a syllable. No consonant cluster to break.
• pə-: /pə/ - Open syllable. Rule: Consonant followed by schwa (ə) forms a syllable.
• sɑ̃-: /sɑ̃/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Nasal vowel forms a syllable. The 'n' is part of the nasalization and doesn't create a separate syllable.
• ti-: /ti/ - Open syllable. Rule: Consonant followed by vowel forms a syllable.
• sjɔ̃-: /sjɔ̃/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant cluster 'sj' followed by a nasal vowel forms a syllable. The 'j' is a palatal glide and doesn't break the syllable.

7. Edge Case Review:

The 's' before 'j' is a potential point of analysis. However, 'sj' is a common French phoneme and is treated as a single consonant sound, thus forming a single syllable.

8. Grammatical Role:

"Appesantissions" is exclusively a verb form (first-person plural present indicative of "appesantir"). Syllabification doesn't change based on grammatical role in this case.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: To weigh down, to burden, to make heavy (figuratively or literally).
• Translation: We weigh down / We burden.
• Part of Speech: Verb (present indicative)
• Synonyms: alourdir, charger, accabler
• Antonyms: alléger, décharger
• Examples:
  • "Nous nous appesantissons de responsabilités." (We burden ourselves with responsibilities.)
  • "Les soucis l'appesantissaient." (Worries were weighing him down.)

10. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

Pronunciation is fairly standard across France. However, some regional accents might slightly alter the vowel quality, but not the syllable division.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• appesantir: a-p-pes-an-tir - Similar structure, demonstrating the consistent syllabification of the root and suffixes.
• intéressions: in-té-res-si-ons - Similar pronominal suffix "-ss-" and verb ending "-ons".
• remplissons: rem-plis-sons - Demonstrates the same "-ssons" ending, confirming the syllabification pattern.