1. An Animated and Narrated Glossary of Terms used in Linguistics
presents
Root and Terminal

2. Ideas The root node is the highest node on a tree.
The terminal nodes are nodes that do not dominate other nodes.

3. Illustration
Root node
Direction of
domination
Terminal nodes

4. 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

5. 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.