<P> Most (in theory, all) of the following except those that end with / s /, / z /, / ʃ /, / ʒ /, / tʃ / or / dʒ / can be extended with / s / or / z / representing the morpheme - s / - z . Similarly, most (in theory, all) of the following except those that end with / t / or / d / can be extended with / t / or / d / representing the morpheme - t / - d . </P> <P> Wells (1990) argues that a variety of syllable codas are possible in English, even / ntr, ndr / in words like entry / ˈɛntr. ɪ / and sundry / ˈsʌndr. ɪ /, with / tr, dr / being treated as affricates along the lines of / tʃ, dʒ / . He argues that the traditional assumption that pre-vocalic consonants form a syllable with the following vowel is due to the influence of languages like French and Latin, where syllable structure is CVC. CVC regardless of stress placement . Disregarding such contentious cases, which do not occur at the ends of words, the following sequences can occur as the coda: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> The single consonant phonemes except / h /, / w /, / j / and, in non-rhotic varieties, / r / </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lateral approximant plus stop or affricate: / lp /, / lb /, / lt /, / ld /, / ltʃ /, / ldʒ /, / lk / </Td> <Td> help, bulb, belt, hold, belch, indulge, milk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In rhotic varieties, / r / plus stop or affricate: / rp /, / rb /, / rt /, / rd /, / rtʃ /, / rdʒ /, / rk /, / rɡ / </Td> <Td> harp, orb, fort, beard, arch, large, mark, morgue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lateral approximant + fricative: / lf /, / lv /, / lθ /, / ls /, / lz /, / lʃ / </Td> <Td> golf, solve, wealth, else, bells, Welsh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In rhotic varieties, / r / + fricative: / rf /, / rv /, / rθ /, / rs /, / rz /, / rʃ / </Td> <Td> dwarf, carve, north, force, Mars, marsh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lateral approximant + nasal: / lm /, / ln / </Td> <Td> film, kiln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In rhotic varieties, / r / + nasal or lateral: / rm /, / rn /, / rl / </Td> <Td> arm, born, snarl </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nasal + homorganic stop or affricate: / mp /, / nt /, / nd /, / ntʃ /, / ndʒ /, / ŋk / </Td> <Td> jump, tent, end, lunch, lounge, pink </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nasal + fricative: / mf /, / mθ /, / nθ /, / ns /, / nz /, / ŋθ / in some varieties </Td> <Td> triumph, warmth, month, prince, bronze, length </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Voiceless fricative plus voiceless stop: / ft /, / sp /, / st /, / sk / </Td> <Td> left, crisp, lost, ask </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Two voiceless fricatives: / fθ / </Td> <Td> fifth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Two voiceless stops: / pt /, / kt / </Td> <Td> opt, act </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stop plus voiceless fricative: / pθ /, / ps /, / tθ /, / ts /, / dθ /, / ks / </Td> <Td> depth, lapse, eighth, klutz, width, box </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lateral approximant + two consonants: / lpt /, / lps /, / lfθ /, / lts /, / lst /, / lkt /, / lks / </Td> <Td> sculpt, alps, twelfth, waltz, whilst, mulct, calx </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In rhotic varieties, / r / + two consonants: / rmθ /, / rpt /, / rps /, / rts /, / rst /, / rkt / </Td> <Td> warmth, excerpt, corpse, quartz, horst, infarct </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nasal + homorganic stop + stop or fricative: / mpt /, / mps /, / ndθ /, / ŋkt /, / ŋks /, / ŋkθ / in some varieties </Td> <Td> prompt, glimpse, thousandth, distinct, jinx, length </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Three obstruents: / ksθ /, / kst / </Td> <Td> sixth, next </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> The single consonant phonemes except / h /, / w /, / j / and, in non-rhotic varieties, / r / </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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