syllable deletion

collocation in English

meaningsofsyllableanddeletion

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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 ...
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deletion
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈliː.ʃən/
us
/dɪˈliː.ʃən/
the process of removing something, or what ...
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(Definition ofsyllableanddeletionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second factor was identified as short-term verbal memory and included finalsyllabledeletionin both languages.
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In each session, the tests were given in a fixed order: final phoneme identification, initial phoneme identification, phoneme/syllabledeletion, vocabulary test, and arbitrariness.
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For example, in chapter 6 the reader finds a very accurate account ofsyllabledeletion.
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As expected, there are significant correlations between the different phonological measures, with the exception of the syllable segmentation andsyllabledeletiontasks.
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Thus, monosyllabic consonant-vowel utterances intended for words generally reflectsyllabledeletion.
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In this regard, when asyllabledeletionprocess takes place, the child may produce the simplified form without being aware of the full target form.
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Syllabledeletionaccounted for 24% of unique variance in nonword reading, compared to 12% of unique variance in word reading.
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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.
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The syllable detection task involves identifying the syllables in a word by clapping, whereas thesyllabledeletiontask involves removing the initial syllable from the word.
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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.
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Both syllable deletions and additions were counted as mismatches on the syllable tier.
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Syllable deletions or additions were treated as mismatches on the syllable tier.
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