Hyphenation ofdésapprovisionnées

Linguistic Analysis of "désapprovisionnées" (French)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "désapprovisionnées" is a feminine plural past participle used as an adjective. It's derived from the verb "approvisionner" (to supply, to stock). Pronunciation involves nasal vowels, liaison possibilities, and a final schwa that may be elided in rapid speech.

2. Syllable Division:

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

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: dés- (Latin dis- meaning 'reversal, negation'). Morphological function: negation.
• Root: approvision- (Latin approvisionare meaning 'to furnish, to supply'). Morphological function: core meaning of the verb.
• Suffix: -nées (feminine plural past participle ending). Morphological function: indicates gender, number, and tense/aspect.

4. Stress Identification:

In French, stress typically falls on the last syllable of a word or phrase, unless that syllable contains a schwa (e.g., /ə/). In this case, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable, "-nées".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/de.z‿a.pʁɔ.vi.zjɔ.ne/ (Note: the liaison between dés- and approvisionnées is represented by the '‿' symbol. The 'r' is a uvular fricative.)

6. Syllable List with IPA and Rule Explanations:

• dé-: /de/ - Open syllable. Rule: Every vowel sound constitutes the nucleus of a syllable.
• -s‿a-: /z‿a/ - Open syllable. Liaison with the following syllable. Rule: Liaison occurs when a consonant at the end of one word is followed by a vowel at the beginning of the next word in connected speech.
• -pro-: /pʁɔ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Vowel sound 'ɔ' forms the nucleus.
• -vi-: /vi/ - Open syllable. Rule: Vowel sound 'i' forms the nucleus.
• -sjo-: /zjɔ/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant 'j' closes the syllable.
• -nées: /ne/ - Open syllable. Rule: Vowel sound 'e' forms the nucleus and carries the stress.

7. Syllable Division Rules Applied:

• Vowel Nucleus Rule: Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
• Avoid Consonant Cluster Breakage: Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex and difficult to pronounce.
• Liaison Rule: Consonants at the end of a word can link to vowels at the beginning of the next word.

8. Exceptions & Special Cases:

The 's' in 'dés-' can be considered a potential exception as it's followed by a vowel in the next morpheme, triggering liaison. However, this is a standard rule and not an exception.

9. Grammatical Role & Syllabification:

As a past participle functioning as an adjective, the syllabification remains consistent. If it were part of a compound verb tense (e.g., "elles ont été désapprovisionnées"), the syllabification of the adjective itself wouldn't change.

10. Definition & Semantics:

• Word: désapprovisionnées
• Part of Speech: Adjective (feminine plural)
• Definitions:
  • "Unstocked"
  • "Undersupplied"
  • "Depleted of supplies"
• Translation: Unstocked, undersupplied
• Synonyms: épuisées (exhausted), manquant (lacking)
• Antonyms: approvisionnées (stocked, supplied)
• Examples: "Les étagères étaient désapprovisionnées." (The shelves were unstocked.)

11. Phonological Comparison:

• approvisionné(e)(s): a-pʁɔ.vi.zjɔ.ne - Similar syllable structure, stress on the final syllable.
• approbation: a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃ - Similar initial syllables, but different ending.
• provision: pʁɔ.vi.zjɔ̃ - Shares the root "provision," demonstrating consistent syllabification of that morpheme.

12. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

The final schwa /ə/ in "-nées" may be elided in rapid or informal speech, leading to a pronunciation of /de.z‿a.pʁɔ.vi.zjɔn/. This doesn't fundamentally alter the syllable division, but affects the phonetic realization.