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Where does coda collide?

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coda2 CONSTRUCTSSyllable codaCLEMENTS · CODAMusical codaCAPLIN · CLOSING

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Phonetics & phonology

The consonants that close a syllable

In phonology the coda is the part of a syllable that follows the vocalic nucleus: the consonant or consonant cluster that closes it, as the /lk/ in milk or the /st/ in best. It contrasts with the onset (what precedes the nucleus) and together with the nucleus forms the rhyme. Clements and Keyser's 1983 CV phonology: A generative theory of the syllable formalised this internal structure, treating the syllable as a hierarchy in which coda position carries its own distributional and weight consequences. The referent is a structural slot in syllable architecture, unrelated to a closing passage of music or to a hearing child of deaf parents beyond the shared meaning of an ending or a following element.[1]

Unit
The consonant material filling the post-nuclear slot of a syllable
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Identified by syllabification and phonotactic analysis of which segments may close a syllable in a language

Music theory

A passage appended to round off a piece

In music a coda is a concluding section added after the main formal structure has run its course, extending and confirming the final cadence so the movement comes to a satisfying close rather than simply stopping. Caplin's 1998 Classical form: A theory of formal functions for the instrumental music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven treats the coda as a post-cadential formal function, distinct from the recapitulation or the main theme group it follows. The referent is a span of musical material with a closing function in a work's form, a construct entirely separate from a syllable's final consonants or a family role, although the cited treatment is far more recent than the musical practice it describes.[2]

Unit
A closing formal section following the end of a movement's main structure
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Analysed by formal-function analysis locating post-cadential material after the principal structure

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References

  1. Clements, G. N., & Keyser, S. J. (1983). CV phonology: A generative theory of the syllable. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262530477
  2. Caplin, W. E. (1998). Classical form: A theory of formal functions for the instrumental music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195104806

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