The sonority scale is used to determine the number of syllables. Giegerich 1992: 133 provides two examples: clamp and Andrew. The word like clamp is
considered as a monosyllable since it employs one sonority peak. The word Andrew is considered as a bisyllable since it employs two sonorant segments.
b Maximal Onset Principle MOP
Maximal onset principle is a rule which requires syllable boundaries to be placed in such a way that onsets are maximal Giegerich, 1992: 170. This rule
requires a consonant which may occupy either onset or coda goes to onset position rather than coda position. For instance, if the word metron is separated by
a syllable boundary, it become s [me.trǝn] rather than [met.rǝn]
O‟Grady et al. 2005: 87 provide two words as examples, such as extreme and decline. According to the maximal onset principle, they are syllabified as
[ k.str ɪm] and [dɪ.klajn]. Whereas the fact the incorrect syllabifications, such as
[ k.str ɪm] and [dɪ.klajn] do not violate any phonotactic constraints. It leads to the
conclusion that syllabifications are prevented by a universal syllable-shape constrains that require the onset to be as large as possible.
d. Prosodic Analysis in English Blends
Blending belongs to prosodic morphology Plag, 2003: 116. According to him, prosodic morphology deals with the interaction of morphology and prosodic
features in composing the structure of complex words. Basically, phonological descriptions deal with what so called segments the vowel and consonant. Blends
are seen as having the same characteristic as words. Thus, they consist of more
than a single segment forming a complex word suprasegmental. For the sake of articulation of suprasegments, phonological features such as syllable length and
stress assignment are joined together in the analysis so-called prosodic analysis. Prosodic features are suprasegmental Collins Mees, 2003: 109. In this
regard, they are not confined to any one segment, but they occur in some higher level of a word. Stress, which is the property of syllable, is one of the prosodic
features. When a syllable is stressed, the emphasis and focus are given to that syllable. Furthermore, people can easily determine whether the word is a noun or
a verb by focusing on where the syllable is stressed in a word. A prosodic feature which can be observed in blends is stress assignment of word, henceforth word
stress.
1 Definition of Stress
Stress is considered as a suprasegmental feature which has more than single segment such as syllable. Thus, stress can be assigned as the property of syllable.
Moreover, stress in English is phonemic. When different stress is assigned in a different syllable of a word, it conveys different meaning. The word record is said
as having two lexical categories, namely a noun and a verb. If the stress is assigned in the initial syllable, it is considered as a noun. If the stress is on final
syllable, it is considered as a verb. Stress in a word can be identified by having four characteristics Collins
Mees, 2003: 109. The first characteristic is intensity. Intensity deals with the greater breath and muscular energy so that it is perceived as having greater
loudness. The second characteristic is pitch variation. Pitch is associated with the
