Hyphenation ofreblanchissent

Analysis of "reblanchissent"

1. Pronunciation Considerations:

The word "reblanchissent" presents challenges due to the consonant clusters and the presence of the schwa sound (ə). French syllable structure generally favors open syllables (ending in a vowel), and consonant clusters are often broken up by vowel insertion (though not always reflected in orthography).

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, the word divides as follows: re-blan-chis-sent.

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: re- (Latin origin, meaning "again," "back"). Morphological function: aspectual prefix, indicating repetition.
• Root: blanc- (Latin blancus, meaning "white"). Morphological function: lexical root, denoting color.
• Suffix: -chiss- (derived from ir infinitive ending, combined with the past participle ending). Morphological function: verb conjugation marker, indicating 3rd person plural present indicative.
• Suffix: -ent (Latin origin, indicating 3rd person plural present indicative). Morphological function: verb conjugation marker.

4. Stress Identification:

In French, stress typically falls on the last syllable of a phrase or breath group. In this case, the stress falls on the final syllable: "-sent".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ʁə.blɑ̃.ʃi.sɑ̃/

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

• re-: /ʁə/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. The 'r' is a consonant initiating the syllable. Exception: The 'r' can sometimes form a syllable on its own, but here it's part of the initial syllable.
• blan-: /blɑ̃/ - Open syllable. Rule: Consonant clusters are broken up if possible to create open syllables. The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ forms the nucleus.
• chis-: /ʃi/ - Closed syllable. Rule: A syllable can end in a consonant. The 's' closes the syllable.
• sent-: /sɑ̃/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. The 's' initiates the syllable.

7. Edge Case Review:

The "blanch-" portion could potentially be analyzed as "bl-anch-" but this is less common and doesn't reflect typical French pronunciation. The liaison between the 's' of 'chis' and the 's' of 'sent' is a common feature of spoken French, but doesn't affect the syllabification based on orthography.

8. Grammatical Role:

"Reblanchissent" is exclusively a verb. Syllabification remains consistent regardless of its grammatical function within a sentence.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: To whiten again; to bleach again.
• Grammatical Category: Verb (3rd person plural, present indicative)
• Translation: They whiten again / They are bleaching again.
• Synonyms: blanchir de nouveau, blanchir à nouveau
• Antonyms: salir, salir de nouveau (to dirty, to dirty again)
• Examples: "Les linges reblanchissent au soleil." (The laundry whitens again in the sun.)

10. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

Regional variations in pronunciation might affect the realization of the schwa /ə/ (e.g., it might be dropped in some dialects), but the syllabification based on the written form remains the same.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• recommencer: re-com-men-cer. Similar prefix re-. Syllable division follows the same pattern of vowel-centered syllables.
• déblanchir: dé-blan-chir. Similar root blanc-. Syllable division is consistent.
• finissent: fi-nis-sent. Similar suffix -issent. Syllable division is consistent. The final syllable structure is identical.