What does the Sonority Sequencing Principle predict about consonant clusters within a syllable?
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- Sonority should rise toward the nucleus (vowel) and fall afterward
- Sonority must always fall toward the nucleus
- All syllables must begin with a stop consonant
- Consonant clusters must be identical in sonority
Correct answer: Sonority should rise toward the nucleus (vowel) and fall afterward
Explanation: The principle predicts sonority increases toward the vowel and decreases after it; a standard sonority hierarchy is vowel > glide > liquid > nasal > fricative > stop, used in syllable parsing.
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