Hyphenation ofresponsabilisais

Analysis of "responsabilisais" (French)

1. Pronunciation & Initial Examination:

The word "responsabilisais" is a conjugated form of the verb "responsabiliser" (to make responsible, to hold accountable). It's a relatively complex word with multiple morphemes. Pronunciation involves careful attention to liaison and elision possibilities, though these don't directly affect the core syllabification.

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, which prioritize vowel sounds and avoid breaking consonant clusters unless they are complex and involve a sonorant consonant, the division is as follows (detailed in the JSON output).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: re- (Latin, prefix meaning "again," "back," or "thoroughly"). Function: Intensifier/Repetition.
• Root: spons- (Latin sponsus, past participle of spondere "to pledge, to promise"). Function: Core meaning related to responsibility.
• Suffix: -abilis- (Latin, adjectival suffix indicating capability or possibility). Function: Forms an adjective meaning "able to be".
• Suffix: -is- (French verbal inflection, 2nd person singular imperfect indicative). Function: Verb conjugation marker.
• Suffix: -ais (French verbal inflection, 1st person singular imperfect indicative). Function: Verb conjugation marker.

4. Stress Identification:

In French, stress generally falls on the last syllable of a phrase or breath group. In this case, the last syllable, "-ais", receives the primary stress.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ʁɛ.sɔ̃.sa.bi.li.ze/

6. Edge Case Review:

The sequence "spons" can sometimes be tricky, but in this case, the vowel sound clearly separates it. The "s" is not considered a syllable onset in this context.

7. Grammatical Role:

"Responsabilisais" is exclusively a verb form (1st person singular imperfect indicative of "responsabiliser"). Syllabification remains consistent regardless of the verb tense.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: I was making (someone) responsible; I was holding (someone) accountable.
• Part of Speech: Verb (Imperfect Indicative)
• Translation: I was responsabilizing.
• Synonyms: responsabiliser, charger de responsabilités (to charge with responsibilities)
• Antonyms: déresponsabiliser (to relieve of responsibility)
• Examples: "Je responsabilisais mes employés en leur donnant plus d'autonomie." (I was making my employees responsible by giving them more autonomy.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• responsable: /ʁɛ.sɔ̃.sa.bl(ə)/ - Syllable division: re-spon-sa-ble. Similar structure, but lacks the verb ending.
• responsabilité: /ʁɛ.sɔ̃.sa.bi.li.te/ - Syllable division: re-spon-sa-bi-li-té. Similar root and prefixes, but with a different suffix.
• stabiliser: /sta.bi.li.ze/ - Syllable division: sta-bi-li-ser. Shares the "-liser" ending, demonstrating consistent syllabification of this suffix.

10. Division Rules Applied:

• Rule 1: Open Syllables: Syllables ending in a vowel sound are generally open (e.g., "re-", "sa-").
• Rule 2: Consonant Clusters: Consonant clusters are broken after the first vowel sound unless they contain a sonorant consonant (l, m, n, r).
• Rule 3: Vowel Sequences: Vowel sequences are generally separated into distinct syllables (e.g., "bi-").
• Rule 4: Final Syllable: The final syllable often contains the stress and is separated based on the preceding consonant.