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Syllable coda

 

Syllable coda

In phonology, a syllable coda comprises the consonant sounds of a syllable that follow the nucleus, which is usually a vowel. The combination of a nucleus and a coda is called a rime. 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 =
  • cup: coda =
  • tall: coda =
  • milk: coda =
  • tints: coda =
  • fifths: coda =
  • sixths: coda =

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

  • glue
  • pie
  • though
  • boy


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