Hyphenation ofredéploieraient

Analysis of "redéploieraient" (French)

1. Pronunciation Considerations:

The word "redéploieraient" is the conditional present of the verb "redéployer" (to redeploy). It's a relatively complex word with multiple morphemes and vowel sequences that influence syllabification. French syllabification prioritizes the open syllable (CV) structure whenever possible.

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, the word breaks down as follows (using only the original letters):

re-dé-plo-ie-raient

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: re- (Latin, meaning "again," "back"). Morphological function: aspectual prefix, indicating repetition or reversal.
• Root: déploy- (from déplier - to unfold, Latin deplicare). Morphological function: lexical root, carrying the core meaning of spreading out or deploying.
• Suffix: -eraient (conditional ending). Morphological function: grammatical marker indicating conditional mood, third-person plural. This is a combination of the conditional tense marker -ait and the third-person plural ending -ent.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress in French typically falls on the last syllable of the word, unless that syllable contains a schwa (ə). In this case, the stress falls on "-raient".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ʁe.de.plwa.ʁe.tʁɛ̃/

6. Syllable List with IPA and Rule Explanations:

• re-: /ʁe/ - Open syllable (CV). Rule: French favors open syllables. No exceptions.
• dé-: /de/ - Open syllable (CV). Rule: French favors open syllables. No exceptions.
• plo-: /plwa/ - Open syllable (CV). Rule: French favors open syllables. The 'oi' diphthong is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
• ie-: /ʁe/ - Open syllable (CV). Rule: French favors open syllables. The 'ie' is a vowel digraph, but is treated as a single vowel sound for syllabification.
• raient: /tʁɛ̃/ - Closed syllable (CVC). Rule: When an open syllable structure isn't possible, a closed syllable is formed. The final consonant 't' closes the syllable.

7. Exceptions/Special Cases (Syllable Level):

• The vowel sequences 'oi' and 'ie' are treated as single vowel sounds for syllabification, even though they are digraphs.
• The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ in "raient" doesn't affect the syllable division.

8. Exceptions/Special Cases (Word Level):

• The word is relatively straightforward in terms of syllabification, adhering to standard French rules. No major exceptions are present.

9. Grammatical Role & Syllabification Shifts:

"Redéployer" is primarily a verb. Syllabification remains consistent regardless of the verb's conjugation.

10. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

There are minor regional variations in the pronunciation of nasal vowels, but these do not significantly affect the syllabification.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• développer (to develop): dé-ve-lop-per. Similar structure with a prefix and root. Syllabification follows the same open syllable preference.
• réorganiser (to reorganize): ré-o-rga-ni-ser. Similar prefix 're-' and follows the same open syllable rules.
• détermineraient (they would determine): dé-ter-mi-ne-raient. Similar conditional ending '-raient' and open syllable structure.