Chapter 3
English Phonology, Phonotactics, and Suprasegmentals
Exercise 3.5Syllabification
Syllabify the following words, using periods to indicate syllable breaks. Note ambisyllabicity.
aroma
algebra
advocate
kangaroo
obstinate
codify
altitude
duplicate
geometry
temperate
whiskey
integrity
appropriate
seclusion
arithmetic
discipline
periodic
banana
insinuate
nightingale
instrument
exclamation
already
condemnation
esthetic
a.rom.a/a.ro.ma
al.ge.bra (al.geb.ra) *lg not a possible initial cluster
ad.vo.cate (ad.voc.ate) *dv not a possible initial cluster
kan.ga.roo *ng not a possible initial cluster
ob.sti.nate (ob.stin.ate) *bst not a possible initial cluster
cod.i.fy/co.di.fy (co.dif.y/cod.if.y)
al.ti.tude (al.tit.ude) *lt not a possible initial cluster
du.pli.cate/dup.li.cate (du.plic.ate/dup.lic.ate)
ge.o.me.try/ge.om.e.try (ge.om.et.ry/ge.o.met.ry)
tem.per.ate/tem.pe.rate *mp not a possible initial cluster
whi.skey/whis.key
in.teg.ri.ty/in.te.gri.ty (in.teg.rit.y/in.te.grit.y)
a.ppro.pri.ate/a.pprop.ri.ate
se.clu.sion/se.clus.ion
a.rith.me.tic (a.rith.met.ic) *θm not a possible initial cluster
di.sci.pline/disc.i.pline (di.scip.line/disc.ip.line)
per.i.o.dic/pe.ri.o.dic (per.i.od.ic/pe.ri.od.ic)
ba.na.na/ba.nan.a
in.sin.u.ate/in.si.nu.ate *ns not a possible initial cluster
nigh.ten.gale/night.en.gale *ng not a possible initial cluster
in.stru.ment (in.strum.ent) *ns not a possible initial cluster
ek.skla.ma.tion/ek.skl.mat.ion (x = ks)
al.rea.dy/al.read.y *lr not a possible initial cluster
con.dem.na.tion/con.dem.nat.ion
es.thet.ic/es.the.tic *sθ not a possible initial cluster