Hyphenation ofindisponibilité

Linguistic Analysis of "indisponibilité" (French)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "indisponibilité" (meaning unavailability) is a complex noun in French, derived from Latin roots. Its pronunciation involves several vowel and consonant sounds characteristic of the language, including 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 word is divided as follows (see JSON output for the orthographic representation).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: in- (Latin in-) - negation, "not".
• Root: disponible (from Latin disponibilis) - available, at one's disposal.
• Suffix: -ibilité (from Latin -abilitas) - nominal suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a quality or state.

4. Stress Identification:

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

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ɛ̃.dis.pɔ.̃.bi.li.te/

6. Edge Case Review:

French syllabification generally avoids leaving a single consonant at the beginning of a syllable unless it's part of a consonant cluster. The "sp" cluster is treated as a single unit. Nasal vowels are considered syllable nuclei.

7. Grammatical Role:

"Indisponibilité" is primarily a noun. Its syllabification and stress remain consistent regardless of its grammatical function within a sentence.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: The state of not being available; unavailability.
• Translation: Unavailability (English)
• Grammatical Category: Noun (feminine)
• Synonyms: absence, inaccessibilité
• Antonyms: disponibilité
• Examples: "Son indisponibilité a rendu le projet difficile." (His unavailability made the project difficult.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• impossibilité: i-m-pos-si-bi-li-té - Similar structure with the im- prefix and -ibilité suffix. Stress on the final syllable.
• responsabilité: re-spon-sa-bi-li-té - Similar suffix -ibilité. Stress on the final syllable.
• probabilité: pro-ba-bi-li-té - Again, the -ibilité suffix. Stress on the final syllable.

These words demonstrate a consistent pattern of syllabification and stress placement with the -ibilité suffix. The initial consonant clusters are handled similarly.

10. Division Rules:

• Vowel-Based Division: Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.
• Consonant Cluster Rule: Consonant clusters are maintained unless they are easily separable in pronunciation.
• Final Syllable Stress: Stress typically falls on the final syllable.
• Nasal Vowel Rule: Nasal vowels form syllable nuclei.

11. Special Considerations:

The "in-" prefix can sometimes lead to assimilation (e.g., "impossible" pronounced /ɛ̃.pɔ.si.bl/ with nasal assimilation). However, this doesn't affect the syllabification.

12. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

While the standard pronunciation is /ɛ̃.dis.pɔ.̃.bi.li.te/, some regional variations might exist in the articulation of nasal vowels, but these variations do not alter the syllable division.