Hyphenation ofsoixante-et-onze

Analysis of "soixante-et-onze"

1. Pronunciation: The word is pronounced /swa.sɑ̃.te.e.tɔ̃z/ (with variations depending on regional accents).

2. Syllable Division: soix-ante-et-on-ze

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• soix-: From Old French sois, ultimately from Latin sex ("six"). Prefix indicating "six".
• -ante: A vestige of the Latin ending -antes, originally part of a participial form. Now functions as part of the numeral.
• -et-: A conjunction meaning "and". From Latin et.
• -onze: From Old French onze, from Latin undecim ("eleven"). Root indicating "eleven".

4. Stress Identification: The primary stress falls on the final syllable: /swa.sɑ̃.te.e.tɔ̃z/.

5. Phonetic Transcription: /swa.sɑ̃.te.e.tɔ̃z/

6. Edge Case Review: French syllabification generally avoids consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables. However, the "et" is treated as a separate syllable despite the initial consonant. Nasal vowels can sometimes cause ambiguity, but in this case, the syllabification is relatively straightforward.

7. Grammatical Role: "Soixante-et-onze" is exclusively a cardinal numeral (a number). Its grammatical role doesn't affect its syllabification.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: Sixty-eleven.
• Translation: Sixty-one
• Grammatical Category: Cardinal numeral
• Synonyms: None (it's a specific number)
• Antonyms: None (it's a specific number)
• Examples: "J'ai soixante-et-onze ans." (I am sixty-one years old.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• trente-et-un: (thirty-one) - tren-te-e-tun. Similar structure with a numeral prefix and "et" followed by another numeral.
• quarante-deux: (forty-two) - kwa-rant-de. Similar structure, but the second numeral is simpler.
• cinquante-trois: (fifty-three) - san-kant-twa. Again, similar structure, demonstrating the consistent pattern of numeral + "et" + numeral.

Syllable Analysis Details:

• soix: /swa/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllables generally end in vowels. Exception: Consonant clusters are allowed at the end of syllables, but vowels are preferred.
• ante: /sɑ̃t/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus.
• et: /e/ - Open syllable. Rule: Single vowels form a syllable.
• on: /ɔ̃/ - Open syllable. Rule: Single vowels form a syllable.
• ze: /z/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus.

Exceptions/Special Cases:

• The "et" conjunction is treated as a separate syllable despite being a short word.
• Nasal vowels (like /ɑ̃/ and /ɔ̃/) don't significantly alter the syllabification process.

Division Rules Applied:

• Vowel Nucleus Rule: Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
• Onset-Rime Rule: Syllables are divided into an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rime (vowel and any following consonants).
• Consonant Cluster Rule: Consonant clusters are generally broken up to create syllables, but this is less common in French than in some other languages.