If there are syllable following the nucleus (i.e. the tail), the rising pitch movement does not happen wholly on the nuclear syllable, as in the case of a fall. Rather, the syllable or syllables of the tail will continue to move upwards from the pitch of the nuclear syllable.
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- The pitch movement for a fall, either high or low, is all in one direction, namely downwards. Often there are syllables after the nucleus, a tail. After a falling nucleus, the tail is always high.
- The pitch movement for a fall, either high or low, is all in one direction, namely downwards. Often there are syllables after the nucleus, a tail. After a falling nucleus, the tail is always high.
- Which of the following is TRUE about “syllable”? A: The syllable is a part of one sentence. B: The syllable contains vowels and consonants. C: The syllable cannot be divided. D: The syllable is the only form of a word.
- The open syllable refers to the syllable that has no _____. A: coda B: onset C: nucleus D: rhyme
- A syllable without a coda is a closed syllable.