Hyphenation ofантидемократическою

Linguistic Analysis of "антидемократическою"

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "антидемократическою" (antidemokraticheskoyu) is a complex adjective in Russian, derived from a negation of "democracy." Its pronunciation involves a series of consonant clusters and vowel reductions typical of the language.

2. Syllable Division:

ан-ти-де-мо-кра-ти-че-ско-ю

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: анти- (anti-) - From Greek, meaning "against" or "opposite." Denotes negation.
• Root: демократи- (demokrati-) - From Greek "demos" (people) and "kratos" (power/rule). Indicates "democracy."
• Suffix: -ческ- (-chesk-) - A suffix forming adjectives denoting belonging to or characteristic of something. Derived from Czech.
• Suffix: -ою (-oyu) - Inflectional ending indicating feminine singular, instrumental case.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress falls on the syllable "-ти-" (ti-) in "де-мо-кра-ти-".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ɐnʲtʲɪdʲɪmɐˈkratʲɪt͡ɕɪskəjʊ/

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

• ан- /ɐnʲ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus. No consonant clusters break the syllable.
• ти- /tʲɪ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.
• де- /dʲɪ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.
• мо- /mɐ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.
• кра- /kratʲ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.
• ти- /tʲɪ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above. This syllable receives the primary stress.
• че- /t͡ɕɪ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.
• ско- /skə/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.
• ю /jʊ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.

7. Edge Case Review:

Russian syllabification generally avoids breaking consonant clusters, but allows for vowels to form separate syllables. The word contains several consonant clusters (nt, dm, kr, tch, sk) which are not broken. The vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a key feature of Russian pronunciation, but doesn't affect the syllabification itself.

8. Grammatical Role:

The word is an adjective. Syllabification and stress remain consistent regardless of its function within a sentence.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: Relating to or characteristic of opposition to democracy.
• Translation: Anti-democratic
• Grammatical Category: Adjective
• Synonyms: недемократичный (nedemokratichnyy), антидемократический (antidemokraticheskiy)
• Antonyms: демократичный (demokratichnyy), демократический (demokraticheskiy)
• Examples: "антидемократическою политика" (anti-democratic policy), "антидемократическою взгляды" (anti-democratic views).

10. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

While the standard pronunciation is as transcribed above, some regional variations might exhibit slight differences in vowel reduction or palatalization of consonants. These variations would not significantly alter the syllabification.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• автомобиль (avtomobil'): ав-то-мо-биль - Similar open syllable structure.
• университет (universitet): у-ни-ве-рси-тет - Similar open syllable structure, but with more syllables.
• ответственность (otvetstvennost'): от-вет-ствен-ность - Contains consonant clusters, similar to "антидемократическою", but with a different stress pattern.

The consistent application of the vowel-centric syllable division rule is evident across these examples. The presence of consonant clusters doesn't disrupt the syllable formation, as each vowel forms its own syllable.