Coda (definition)

The coda is the part of a syllable that follows the nucleus vowel. For example, in the monosyllabic English word fats, the ts sound forms the coda.

See Also

• Onset (definition)
• Nucleus (definition)
• Mora (definition)
• Rhyme (definition)
• Syllable (definition)
• Epenthesis (definition)
• Epenthesis

External Links

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable_coda

References

• Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.