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The image displays a linguistic tree diagram that breaks down the syllable structure of the English word "Cat." The diagram is arranged hierarchically from top to bottom.

At the very top center is the text "'Cat'" enclosed in single quotation marks. A vertical line descends from this label to the Greek letter sigma (σ), which represents a syllable node.

From the sigma symbol, two diagonal lines branch out downwards to create the primary division of the syllable:
- The left branch connects to the bolded word "Onset." Directly below "Onset" is a vertical line leading to the lowercase letter 'k', representing the initial consonant phoneme.
- The right branch connects to the bolded word "Rime."

Beneath the "Rime" node, the diagram splits again into two sub-components:
- The left sub-branch leads to the bolded word "Nucleus." A vertical line descends from this label to the character 'æ' (known as ash), which represents the vowel sound.
- The right sub-branch leads to the bolded word "Coda." A vertical line descends from this label to the lowercase letter 't', representing the final consonant phoneme.
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