Understanding Phonology by Gussenhoven Carlos; Jacobs Haike; & Haike Jacobs

Author:Gussenhoven, Carlos; Jacobs, Haike; & Haike Jacobs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Routledge

9.6.1 Ambisyllabicity in English

English has two post-MOP syllabification rules which create ambisyllabic consonants. LIAISON applies across word boundaries so as to cause a word-final consonant to be in the onset of a following vowel-initial word. Since it doesn’t thereby lose its association as a coda consonant, an ambisyllabic consonants is created. To return to the example in section 9.2, /t/ in great isles is both coda in great and onset in isles, while /t/ in grey tiles is exclusively an onset consonant. Rule (31) only applies across word boundaries, because word-internally onsets will have been created by the MOP. Some more examples are given in (32). After the application of LIAISON, the word-initial vowel can no longer be preceded by a glottal stop.

(31)

(32) Ambisyllabic C

faɪv ˈεgz /v/ five eggs

oʊld ˈɪŋglɪʃ /d/ Old English

saʊθ ˈæfrəkə /θ/ South Africa

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