Maximal onset principle

So, taking the vowel as the centre of the syllable, all we have to do is decide which consonants belong to which syllables. In words such as hotel, we can safely say that the /h/ belongs to the first syllable and the l l to the last, but what about the /t/ There are a number of positions to take on this. One position is the so-called maximal onset principle where consonants that potentially could be in the onset or coda of a syllable are taken as being in the onset. Using the symbol /./ to denote a syllable boundary, hotel is then represented as /h ow. t eh 1/. 

Though this book focuses on pharmacotherapy, we would be remiss if there was not some mention of sleep hygiene. The goal of sleep hygiene is to provide an environment that is maximally conducive to the onset and sustaining of sleep for the desired time period in bed. General principles include ... 

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