单词 | syllabify |
释义 | syllabifyv. transitive. ‘To form or divide into syllables’ (Webster, 1864). Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [verb (intransitive)] > construct or divide into syllables syllabicate1654 syllabify1926 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [verb (transitive)] > articulate or divide into syllables syllable1633 syllabicate1654 syllabize1656 syllablize1877 syllabify1926 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 590/2 A verb & a noun are clearly sometimes needed for the notion of dividing words into syllables. The possible pairs seem to be..syllabify..syllabification [etc.]... The best thing would be to accept the most recognized verb syllabize, give it the now non-existent noun syllabization, [etc.]. 1954 F. G. Cassidy Robertson's Devel. Mod. Eng. (ed. 2) xii. 381 Though the American may syllabify more fully where the Englishman elides, he also slurs more. 1972 Language 48 357 If one assumes that ø is the alternative to syllabifying -s, then one can establish a graded gamut of markedness among the three alternants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1926 |
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