syllabic
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7.3
- adjective
- /sɪˈlæbɪk/
- Specialized
:
silábico
- In linguistics, a syllabic consonant behaves like a vowel, forming the core of a syllable.
Examples
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Their syllabic plural durations were also much more variable, exhibiting both intra- and interspeaker variability.
Academic text (2013) -
Another possible explanation for the later acquisition of /-z/ syllabic plurals may be related to articulatory difficulty.
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At the word level, word study interventions are often important for older children because they often struggle with decoding multi-syllabic words, dividing words into parts, and using word analysis methods to identify unknown words.
Academic text (2013) -
On most occasions when the syllabic plural was not realized, the schwa component of the morpheme was still produced, indicating that the child was aware of an additional inflection.
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During braille reading, unfamiliar words are decoded by transforming graphemes into phonemes and then blending the phonemes or syllabic units to form words with recognized meanings.
Academic text (2007) -
The word 'bottle' has a syllabic vowel sound in its second syllable.
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The teacher explained how syllabic patterns affect the rhythm of spoken language.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A writing system where each symbol stands for a syllable like "ka" or "mo"
How Syllabic
- Specialized
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7.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Syllabic comes from syllable, the small sound unit that usually has a 'vowel' at its center. A syllabic sound is one that acts like that center, so a consonant can become the vowel-like heart of a syllable (as in 'button').