韵尾（syllable coda）是跟在做韵腹的元音后面的辅音或者元音，和前面的元音以及元音前面的辅音组成一个音节，和做韵头与韵腹的元音一起组成韵母。[1]
普通话中的韵母“ㄦ”可以做韵尾，在拼音中写作r，如“花儿”拼作huar。[2]
汉语方言里常见的韵尾有：-u -i -m、-n、-ŋ、-p、-t、-k、-ʔ等。
| 阴声韵 | 零韵尾 元音韵尾 |
-∅, /-i/ /-u/ |
|---|---|---|
| 阳声韵 | 鼻音韵尾 | /-m/ /-n/ /-ŋ/ |
| 入声韵 | 塞音韵尾 | /-p̚/ /-t̚/ /-k̚/ /-ʔ/ |
英语的音节结构比较复杂，韵尾数目难以计数，以下是几个例子：
an: 韵尾 /n/
cup: 韵尾 /p/
tall: 韵尾 /l/
milk: 韵尾 /lk/
tints: 韵尾 /nts/
fifths: 韵尾 /fθs/
sixths: 韵尾 /ksθs/
注释
延伸阅读
- Bagemihl, Bruce. Syllable structure in Bella Coola. Linguistic Inquiry. 1991, 22: 589–646.
- Clements, George N.; Keyser, Samuel J.. (1983). CV phonology: A generative theory of the syllable. Linguistic inquiry monographs (No. 9). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-53047-3 (pbk); ISBN 0-262-03098-5 (hb)
- Dell, François; Elmedlaoui, Mohamed. Syllabic consonants and syllabification in Imdlawn Tashlhiyt Berber. Journal of African Languages and Linguistics. 1985, 7 (2): 105–130. doi:10.1515/jall.1985.7.2.105.
- Dell, François; Elmedlaoui, Mohamed. Syllabic consonants in Berber: Some new evidence. Journal of African Languages and Linguistics. 1988, 10: 1–17. doi:10.1515/jall.1988.10.1.1.
- Ladefoged, Peter. A course in phonetics 4th. Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers. 2001. ISBN 0-15-507319-2.
- Smyth, Herbert Weir. A Greek Grammar for Colleges. American Book Company. 1920 [2014-01-01] –通过CCEL.