An Animated and Narrated Glossary of Terms used in Linguistics presents Root and Terminal
Ideas The root node is the highest node on a tree. The terminal nodes are nodes that do not dominate other nodes.
Illustration Root node Direction of domination Terminal nodes
Examples in Linguistics syllable NP VP onset rime V NP D N nucleus coda D N The cat licked s t r a i d the cheese
The End Wee, Lian-Hee and Winnie H.Y. Cheung (2009) An animated and narrated glossary of terms used in Linguistics. Hong Kong Baptist University.