![]() ![]() (Clements 1990: 285) Under this principle, /tral, for example, is pennitted in English, while /rta/ is excluded, since the sonority scale of 'stops' is lower than that of 'liquids' in /rta/. Modern Hebrew is an example of such language. (2) Sonority Sequencing Principle: Between any member of a syllable and the syllable peak, only sounds of higher sonority rank are permitted. Some languages allow a sonority "plateau" that is, two adjacent tautosyllabic consonants with the same sonority level. Some languages possess syllables that violate the SSP ( Russian and English, for example) while other languages strictly adhere to it, even requiring larger intervals on the sonority scale: In Attic Greek for example, a syllable-initial stop must be followed by either a liquid, a glide or a vowel, but not by a fricative. ![]() The sonority values of segments are determined by a sonority hierarchy.Ī good example for the SSP in English is the one-syllable word "trust": The first consonant in the syllable onset is t, which is a stop, the lowest on the sonority scale next is r, a liquid which is more sonorous, then we have the vowel u (IPA: ʌ) - the sonority peak next, in the syllable coda, is s, a fricative, and last is another stop, t. In any syllable, the center of the syllable, namely the syllable nucleus, or the vowel, constitutes a sonority peak that is preceded and/or followed by a sequence of segments- consonants-with progressively decreasing sonority values (i.e., the sonority has to fall toward both edges of the syllable). The Sonority Sequencing Principle (SSP) is a phonotactic principle that aims to outline the structure of a syllable in terms of sonority. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article does not cite any references or sources.
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