syllable deletion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsyllableanddeletion
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsyllable.
syllable
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/us/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/
a single unit of speech, either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word can be separated, usually containing ...
See more atsyllable
deletion
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈliː.ʃən/us/dɪˈliː.ʃən/
the process of removing something, or what ...
See more atdeletion
(Definition ofsyllableanddeletionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsyllable deletion
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The second factor was identified as short-term verbal memory and included finalsyllabledeletionin both languages.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In each session, the tests were given in a fixed order: final phoneme identification, initial phoneme identification, phoneme/syllabledeletion, vocabulary test, and arbitrariness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For example, in chapter 6 the reader finds a very accurate account ofsyllabledeletion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As expected, there are significant correlations between the different phonological measures, with the exception of the syllable segmentation andsyllabledeletiontasks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, monosyllabic consonant-vowel utterances intended for words generally reflectsyllabledeletion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this regard, when asyllabledeletionprocess takes place, the child may produce the simplified form without being aware of the full target form.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Syllabledeletionaccounted for 24% of unique variance in nonword reading, compared to 12% of unique variance in word reading.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In contrast, for spelling affixed words, letter knowledge in conjunction withsyllabledeletion, phoneme deletion, and onset detection accounts for a significant proportion of the unique variance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The syllable detection task involves identifying the syllables in a word by clapping, whereas thesyllabledeletiontask involves removing the initial syllable from the word.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ota analyzes the effect of withinword position (word-initial, word-medial and word-final) onsyllabledeletionin combination with the prominence factor, that is, whether the syllable is accented or not.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Both syllable deletions and additions were counted as mismatches on the syllable tier.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Syllable deletions or additions were treated as mismatches on the syllable tier.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsyllable
Go to the definition ofdeletion
See other collocations withsyllable