Word-final Syllabification in L2 Acquisition with Emphasis on Korean Learners of English

Phonological theory broadly requires two mechanisms to syllabify singleton word-final consonants. On the one hand, there are languages like Japanese that warrant a coda analysis (Itô 1986). On the other are languages like Diola-Fogny where final consonants require an onset analysis (Piggott 1999). Onset syllabification is further divided into those languages where final consonants are syllabified as onsets of empty-headed syllables (OEHS) and those where such consonants are syllabified through onset-nucleus (ON) sharing (Goad & Brannen in press). These three options are illustrated in (1). As can be seen, in ON Sharing in (1c), the melody of the final consonant has spread into the nucleus, in contrast to OEHS syllabification in (1b) where the final nucleus remains empty