Hyphenation ofatterrissements

Linguistic Analysis of "atterrissements" (French)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "atterrissements" is a French noun meaning "landings." It's derived from the verb "atterrir" (to land). 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 pronounceable as separate syllables, the division is as follows (see JSON output for the orthographic representation).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: a- (Latin origin, prefix indicating direction towards or initiation of an action)
• Root: terr- (Latin terra - earth, land)
• Suffix: -ir- (verbal infinitive marker, Latin origin)
• Suffix: -sse- (past participle marker, also used to form compound tenses)
• Suffix: -ment- (nominalizing suffix, forming a noun from a verb, Latin origin)
• Suffix: -s (plural marker)

4. Stress Identification:

In French, stress typically falls on the last syllable of a word or phrase. In this case, the stress is on "-ments".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/a.tɛ.ʁi.sə.mɑ̃/

6. Edge Case Review:

The "terr" sequence is a common root in French, and its syllabification is standard. The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in the final syllable is typical and doesn't present an unusual case.

7. Grammatical Role:

"Atterrissements" is primarily a noun. The syllabification remains consistent regardless of its grammatical function within a sentence.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: Landings (plural noun)
• Translation: Landings (English)
• Grammatical Category: Noun (masculine plural)
• Synonyms: débarquements, poses (for aircraft)
• Antonyms: décollages (takeoffs)
• Examples:
  • "Les atterrissements étaient difficiles à cause du brouillard." (The landings were difficult because of the fog.)
  • "Il a supervisé tous les atterrissements." (He supervised all the landings.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• atterrir (to land): a-te-rriʁ. Similar structure, but without the plural and nominalizing suffixes. Syllable division follows the same vowel-centric rules.
• débarquements (disembarkations): de-baʁ-kə-mɑ̃. Similar ending "-ments" and nasal vowel. Syllable division is consistent.
• arrangements (arrangements): a-ʁɑ̃-ʒə-mɑ̃. Similar ending "-ments" and nasal vowel. Syllable division is consistent.

10. Division Rules:

• Rule 1: Vowel-Centric Syllabification: Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
• Rule 2: Consonant Cluster Resolution: Consonant clusters are broken only if they are not easily pronounceable as a single unit.
• Rule 3: Final Syllable Stress: Stress typically falls on the final syllable.

11. Special Considerations:

The presence of the nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ doesn't alter the syllabification process. Liaison (linking of final consonants to initial vowels) can occur in connected speech, but doesn't affect the underlying syllable structure.