Syllable_coda Syllable_coda

Syllable coda - Definition and Overview
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In phonology, a syllable coda comprises the sounds of a syllable that follow the nucleus, which is usually a vowel. A coda is not required in syllables. Some languages' phonotactics, like Japanese limit syllable codas to a small group of single consonants, whereas others, like English can have any consonant or even clusters of consonants in syllable codas.

Here are some single-syllable words with codas: (the codas are specified in the International Phonetic Alphabet)

  • an - coda = /n/
  • cup - coda = /p/
  • tall - coda = /l/
  • milk - coda = /lk/
  • tints - coda = /nts/
  • fifths - coda = /fθs/
  • sixths - coda = /ksθs/

The following single-syllable words end in a nucleus and do not have a coda:

  • glue
  • pie
  • though
  • boy

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Example Usage of Syllable
kfadawn: 2moro&2moro&2moro creeps n this petty plce frm day 2 day 2 da last Syllable of recrd tme&all our ystrdys lited fools the ways 2a dusty death
jripp88: @BigLou45 imo. Cube is better than pun...its not all about the super complex multi Syllable rhyme scheme. Cube brings so much more
DCCheapSeats: @nicraymond Come on, now. Knowing the meaning of a multi-Syllable word seems like a lot to ask of them, don't you think?
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