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2. by the position in relation to stress: PRETONIC
(переднаголошений), TONIC (наголошений), POSTTONIC

(післянаголошений). (Any syllable which is not tonic is
ATONIC/ненаголошений):

e.g. tre- men- dous

initial medial final

antepenultimate penultimate ultimate

pretonic tonic posttonic

Now we shall consider three very important functions of the

syllable:

1) constitutive function (конститутивна функція). It lies in
its ability to be a part of a word or a word itself;

2) distinctive function (смислорозрізнювальна /

дистинктивна функція). In this respect the syllable is
characterized by its ability to differentiate words and word-forms,

that is ['nai-treit] nitrate – ['nait-reit] night-rate;

3) identificatory function (ідентифікативна функція): the

listener can understand the exact meaning of the utterance only
when the correct syllabic boundary is perceived:

an aim – a name

mice kill – my skill

an ice house – a nice house

peace talks – pea stalks

plate rack – play track

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