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1. When a word has one syllable, there is no issue concerning where the syllable starts and ends, but when there are more than one syllable in a word determining the start and end points of each syllable requires some thought.
For example, the word decide can be represented phonetically as [d?sa?d], but where does the first syllable end and the second one start. There are two possibilities: the first syllable has no coda and so ends with the vowel or the first syllable has a coda and so ends with the consonant . We can represent these possibilities like this, where the full stop represents the boundary between the two syllables:
i. [d?.sa?d]
ii. [d?s.a?d]
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I would syllabise "decide" as "de-cide", if only because "dec-ide" makes no etymological sense. In contrast, "discard" would be "dis-card" because of etymology, even if you cannot necessarily hear a relevant difference in the pronunciation when the words are spoken at normal speed.
- I would syllabise "decide" as "de-cide", if only because "dec-ide" makes no etymological sense.
- In contrast, "discard" would be "dis-card" because of etymology, even if you cannot necessarily hear a relevant difference in the pronunciation when the words are spoken at normal speed.
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I would syllabise "decide" as "de-cide", if only because "dec-ide" makes no etymological sense. In contrast, "discard" would be "dis-card" because of etymology, even if you cannot necessarily hear a relevant difference in the pronunciation when the words are spoken at normal speed.
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