Coda (linguistics)


The structure of closed syllables is shown schematically. The coda, the last part, always consists of one or more consonants (indicated by C).

The coda or tail is the last part of the syllable in the description of the closed syllables structure.

The coda always consists of a consonant or a cluster of some consonants. The coda is usually less sonoor than the previous part of the syllable, the nucleus, which is almost always a vowel or diptong. When the coda consists of several consonants, the sonority further decreases per consonant. The number of possible consonants and consonant combinations in the coda in a language is often subject to limitations as a result of the phonotactic rules; for example, increasing sonority in the coda (as in the combination -pl) is not possible, while the reverse is true. Voting-voiceless

In languages ​​such as the Dutch with a lot of auslaut verharung, a consonant in the coda is often voiced voices, even in the case of an underlying voting consonant, such as in bard and good. However, due to regressive assimilation, the codamed linker can become voiced, such as in a dishcloth (the t dish is realized here as a d).

In languages ​​such as English with no or little auslautverhärtung, the codamed linker can be voiced as voices as voices as in the English word bed. Also see

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