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l
а)
lеk.{reJ-
ьa.k nnd
сl
ltkы
bt пЬted tу
lп suсh.аsеs
jl
n lhё шlivesрeаkel.s пnuiiOn
'hаI
сould ьe
Еlied оп, nle n]bсolsсiоLs
leelmg olа лew
pюnunсialion
eao
nаkеs him diуide lhе
*ords ol suсь lурes lniо
lъkjtэ]
т1rь
па(urаl
way
оl divisn,n
isfitфi
It'
с.mроUid
wйds like
|lronGЦ
b6|m.t ii ь
'he
moг
pьоlо9iсJl
сit.liоn
ihаt
соunь
Nоw яe
shа|l с.n.ida tтo !ёry
imРonаnt fLn.lions of lье
sуllаblе
loпns |аnguaqс uniь 0l
g.eаlет
mаgпillde' lhаt ъ нords molрhem€s дЛd utteталс6, lп
tьь !еsрEt tqo thiпqs sьoDld ь
lions ьetwфп lhё dьti.сIive feа.
trtr.s
of lhе
phonеmes
aпd thel
(l5)
s.сond wnlin
а sуuаьle
{оlа
Pquenсe olsуl|аь|es)рю-
sodiс .ьаlасteпniсs
ol sPeесh
he
syllаьlс is а sЁфi'i. mininа|
suрrаsеqmсЛtаl fёat!rcs,
тlе
otlrer fUnсton of ihe syllаЬ|e is ils
disllhс'lv€ fuпсtоn ln
thБ
t6р€t the sуЛаьle х
сhаroсlelizеn by itsаьility to dltrеlen
'iate
wоIds аnd wold formэ.
тo i||ustаle lhъ а se1 ot lпinmаl
сUhаntes olсeltаi!
аllophоn.s lhould mdrаle the ьeqinniпq or
s ь€en lound in Еno]ьh
to
j|
lu5kа(e
the word dБtin.li;e
fuiсtюп m the sуllаьiё' lhi is
l
г1rci] лeae.
l'вi
tqt] ilФ\rпG'
тhe disti!сtion
hсre |ies iп:
Ф
thе dеg@
оl аsрnаlьп of
l.
sounds whiсh is qloalor
п
tЛe
''БI
meпЬer oI
thе olposition tьаn ntьe sюondj
b] dllорhоniс djJ'eleiсё
of
l.l]
iп
9!оn n ьsьghtlу dеvoi.edunderlъeБлuёnсеоllheiniliа|
ll];
с) lhe leng'h
of lhO diрhtьong
II]]
in
'he
sфond fienьPr of
thе
opрosition n is
sholl€I ьЮus€ lhe
syllabl€ ь .losen ьy a
It са0 bo .аsily
sёёn f.om 1he eхаmp]e tЬаl syl]аblo div's'оn
Б оr 1ho
woпl ьeса!se, аs rt Б
(|ro
lеa]izalioп оf the
рhопeп'e
nl d'lfeleп1
рosi1ions
Ln а syLIaь]e
li'lni.rl,
mediа] h.а|) ren ь nl ditrelon1
тhe апаlоgiсaI dБtinсtion belw
I
I
sо'nolimes
lhe dijferenсе nl sу||aьiсdivьion Лl]ql]l
ьe the ьа.
sс
grоlnd
loт d'fieleltаIioi senl.nсes
in su.h miпimа|pаiБ аs:
Isaw Ьeleуes
lsaw helrce
Isаw the meаl,
_I5dъ'thom
eal.
ЬeI
pЬPпo,nod.n in Еnghsh
ч'hlсh
sоmetfies iIl'Бta1es lhe ljnauьliс
vа]tre оt the sy]]аble
тhe fас' к
'Ьe
mаiontу ol
рhonetiсiапs
reqdкl 1hц
]сnglh ol the
syLаьjс vowе| 1o ьo
а
d.lining
to пldtаlс lho sу||аbiс boUndа.
тhe
.dаys
аre
gettinq
hote'.
тъe
word
nollе.l. the seпlenсe
рronounсёd
with
the
'allinq
l.nё hаs lhe
syl|abi. bоuЛdary
wnhin
rhе.onФnаnt
lt]
ьeсаus
оf lhe сhкked сhаrасter оl lhe
lD]
vowel, when
pюnouпсed
*ilh
a fti.g tonethu
vo'.|i9
llolоnged
so
that
itьфomes free
eпough lo indiсаle the sy||аьiс ьоDпdату ьdwф.
lDl
а.d
t'],
In
s!сh саses чe nlghl saу lhа( 1he sy|lаЬle divЬoп here ь one ol
lhe
fасloБ
thot diffelentialе
lhe
с
es Yet the dilfereпсe ь nоl аlwауs lфuьnу disp|aуed bфаuse
N wls mелtioned
аbovе, durali
тherёlоrе thls аsрeсt of lhe
proьlrm
noods
some funher froredetаi|.d investiqatiоn
summa zjng w. mighl sаy lhаt
оnсeived of as а snаllest
рro.