Chinese allows only a small number of consonants in the syllable coda, so Chinese-speaking learners of English as a second language may delete coda consonants. A. True B. False:

True.

Explanation:

Syllable is described as the component of a system in order to produce a succession of sounds (speech). It involves a nucleus (vowel) which lies in the mid of the syllable while coda implies 'tail or final'' part of the syllable placed after the nucleus and comprises of either one or two consonants.

The given assertion would be categorized as true as since the Chinese permits a compact number of consonants in syllable coda, The Chinese learners can delete coda consonants as they are optional and could be omitted without altering the meaning. Thus, the statement is true.