Hyphenation ofбессодержательность

Linguistic Analysis of "бессодержательность" (bessoderzhatel'nost')

1. IPA Transcription:

/bʲɪsːɐdʲɪrˈʐatʲɪlʲnəsʲtʲ/

2. Morphemic Breakdown:

• Prefix: бес- (bes-) - Old Slavic, negative prefix, equivalent to "un-" or "without" in English.
• Root: содержа- (soderzh-) - From Old East Slavic sъdržati ("to keep, contain"), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sъdržati. Related to the concept of "content".
• Suffix: -тельность (-tel'nost') - Slavic suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a quality or state. Derived from -tel- (agentive suffix) + -nost' (abstract noun suffix).

3. Stressed Syllable(s):

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable: -жа- (-zha-).

4. Syllables List with IPA and Rule Explanations:

• бес- /bʲɪs/ - Open syllable. Syllable division occurs after a consonant preceding a vowel. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure. No exceptions.
• со- /sɐ/ - Open syllable. Syllable division occurs after a consonant preceding a vowel. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure. No exceptions.
• дер- /dʲɪr/ - Open syllable. Syllable division occurs after a consonant preceding a vowel. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure. No exceptions.
• жа- /ʐa/ - Open syllable. Syllable division occurs after a consonant preceding a vowel. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure. This syllable receives primary stress.
• тель- /tʲɪlʲ/ - Open syllable. Syllable division occurs after a consonant preceding a vowel. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure. No exceptions.
• ность /nəsʲtʲ/ - Closed syllable. Syllable division occurs before a consonant cluster. Rule: Vowel-Consonant (VC) structure. The final consonant cluster /stʲ/ closes the syllable.

5. Syllable Division Rules Applied:

• Consonant-Vowel (CV): The most common rule applied, dividing syllables after each consonant preceding a vowel.
• Vowel-Consonant (VC): Applied in the final syllable, where a vowel is followed by a consonant cluster.

6. Exceptions/Special Cases per Syllable:

• The palatalization of consonants (e.g., /bʲ/, /dʲ/, /tʲ/) influences the phonetic realization but doesn't affect the syllable division itself.
• The geminate consonant /sː/ in the first syllable is a result of assimilation and doesn't alter the syllable structure.

7. Exceptions/Special Cases for the Word as a Whole:

• Russian syllable structure generally avoids consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables. However, the initial "bs" cluster is permissible due to the prefix "bes-".
• The stress placement follows the standard Russian rule of falling stress on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a soft consonant.

8. Grammatical Role & Syllabification Shifts:

"Бессодержательность" is invariable in its syllabification as it is a noun. It does not change its syllable structure based on grammatical case or number.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Definitions:
  • Definition: Lack of content; emptiness; insubstantiality.
  • Translation: Meaninglessness, vacuity, lack of substance.
  • Synonyms: Пустота (pustota - emptiness), бессонновность (bessonnovnost' - lack of meaning), ничтожность (nichtozhnost' - insignificance).
  • Antonyms: Содержательность (soderzhatel'nost' - meaningfulness), наполненность (napolnennost' - fullness).
  • Examples:
    • "Его речь отличалась крайней бессодержательностью." ("Ego rech' otlichalas' krayney bessoderzhatel'nost'yu.") - "His speech was characterized by extreme meaninglessness."
    • "Бессодержательность дискуссии разочаровала участников." ("Bessoderzhatel'nost' diskussii разоcharovala uchastnikov.") - "The vacuity of the discussion disappointed the participants."

10. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

While the standard pronunciation is as transcribed above, some regional variations might exhibit slight differences in vowel reduction in unstressed syllables. However, these variations do not significantly alter the syllable division.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• бесполезность (bespoleznost') - "uselessness": бе-спо-лез-ность (be-spo-lez-nost'). Similar CV structure, stress on the penultimate syllable.
• бесхозяйственность (beskhozyaystvennost') - "irresponsibility": бес-хо-зяй-ствен-ность (bes-kho-zyay-stven-nost'). Similar CV structure, stress on the penultimate syllable.
• содержание (soderzhaniye) - "content": со-дер-жа-ни-е (so-der-zha-ni-ye). Similar root "содержа-" (soderzh-), but different suffix and stress pattern.