Phonetics and Phonology

  1. Suprasegmental Phonology
    1. Syllable Structure
      1. Syllable Components
        1. Onset
          1. Nucleus
            1. Coda
              1. Rhyme
              2. Syllable Types
                1. Open Syllables
                  1. Closed Syllables
                    1. Complex Onsets
                      1. Complex Codas
                      2. Sonority Theory
                        1. Sonority Hierarchy
                          1. Sonority Sequencing Principle
                            1. Sonority Plateaus
                            2. Syllabification
                              1. Syllable Parsing
                                1. Ambisyllabicity
                                  1. Resyllabification
                                  2. Phonotactics
                                    1. Segment Sequencing Constraints
                                      1. Language-Specific Patterns
                                        1. Universal Tendencies
                                          1. Morpheme Structure Constraints
                                        2. Stress Systems
                                          1. Stress Properties
                                            1. Acoustic Correlates
                                              1. Fundamental Frequency
                                                1. Intensity
                                                  1. Duration
                                                    1. Vowel Quality
                                                    2. Perceptual Correlates
                                                    3. Stress Patterns
                                                      1. Fixed Stress
                                                        1. Variable Stress
                                                          1. Predictable Stress
                                                            1. Lexical Stress
                                                            2. Metrical Theory
                                                              1. Metrical Feet
                                                                1. Iambic Feet
                                                                  1. Trochaic Feet
                                                                    1. Dactylic Feet
                                                                      1. Anapestic Feet
                                                                      2. Metrical Grids
                                                                        1. Stress Assignment Rules
                                                                          1. Extrametricality
                                                                          2. Stress Levels
                                                                            1. Primary Stress
                                                                              1. Secondary Stress
                                                                                1. Unstressed Syllables
                                                                                  1. Stress Clash Resolution
                                                                                2. Tone Systems
                                                                                  1. Tone Types
                                                                                    1. Level Tones
                                                                                      1. High Tone
                                                                                        1. Mid Tone
                                                                                          1. Low Tone
                                                                                            1. Extra-High Tone
                                                                                              1. Extra-Low Tone
                                                                                              2. Contour Tones
                                                                                                1. Rising Tones
                                                                                                  1. Falling Tones
                                                                                                    1. Complex Contours
                                                                                                  2. Tone Languages
                                                                                                    1. Register Tone Languages
                                                                                                      1. Contour Tone Languages
                                                                                                        1. Tone Density
                                                                                                          1. Tone Inventories
                                                                                                          2. Pitch-Accent Systems
                                                                                                            1. Accent Properties
                                                                                                              1. Accent Placement Rules
                                                                                                                1. Accent vs Tone
                                                                                                                2. Tonal Processes
                                                                                                                  1. Tone Sandhi
                                                                                                                    1. Tone Spreading
                                                                                                                      1. Tone Shift
                                                                                                                        1. Downstep
                                                                                                                          1. Upstep
                                                                                                                        2. Intonation
                                                                                                                          1. Intonational Structure
                                                                                                                            1. Intonational Phrases
                                                                                                                              1. Intermediate Phrases
                                                                                                                                1. Prosodic Words
                                                                                                                                2. Pitch Accents
                                                                                                                                  1. Accent Types
                                                                                                                                    1. Accent Placement
                                                                                                                                      1. Focus and Prominence
                                                                                                                                      2. Boundary Tones
                                                                                                                                        1. Phrase-Final Tones
                                                                                                                                          1. Utterance-Final Tones
                                                                                                                                          2. Intonational Meaning
                                                                                                                                            1. Statement Intonation
                                                                                                                                              1. Question Intonation
                                                                                                                                                1. Exclamatory Intonation
                                                                                                                                                  1. Continuation Patterns
                                                                                                                                                  2. Cross-Linguistic Intonation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Language-Specific Patterns
                                                                                                                                                      1. Universal Tendencies
                                                                                                                                                        1. Intonational Typology

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