Course paper on theoretical phonetics the theme: modifications of the syllabic structure of speech

Two syllabic words

Central [ˈsɛntr(ə)l]

1. 
   There are 7 letters in this word.
   
2. 
   There are 7 sounds in this word.
   
3. 
   There are 2 syllables in it.
   
4. 
   The first syllable is stressed.
   
5. 
   There are 2 vowel sounds (a- hard vowel, e- soft vowel).
   

According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: a- front vowel, e- also front.

According to the vertical movement of the tongue: a- open, e- mid-open.

According to the position of the lips: a- neutral position of lips, e- unrounded position.

According to the quantitative features: a- short vowel, e- short vowel monophthongs.

6. 
   There are 5 consonant letters: c, n, t, r, l
   

C, n, t, r, l – alveolar

S - fricative, n - nasal, t - plosive, r - approximant, l – later approximant.

7. 
   The second syllable is unstressed and the vowel a in unstressed position gives us sound [ə]. It is hard reduction (or qualitative reduction type).
   

Stared [steə(r)d]

1. 
   There are 6 letters in this word.
   
2. 
   There are 6 sounds in this word.
   
3. 
   There is a syllables in it.
   
4. 
   There are 2 vowel sounds (a- hard vowel, e- soft vowel).
   

According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: a- front vowel, e- also front

According to the vertical movement of the tongue: a- open, e- mid-open

According to the position of the lips: a- neutral position of lips, e- unrounded position

According to the quantitative features: a- short vowel, e- short vowel monophthongs.

5. There are 4 consonant letters: s, t, r, d

S – alveolar, t- alveolar, r- post- alveolar, d- lingual

S - fricative, t - plosive, r - approximant, d – plosive

6. There is no reduction. Because this is one syllabic word according to the its transcription.