= Syllable coda
A <syllable coda> is the constituent following the <syllable nucleus> within a <syllable>. It can contain one or more <consonants>, or be absent. A <syllable> with a coda is conventionally called closed; one without a coda is open. These labels concern syllable organization, not whether the speaker's mouth is literally open.<Essentials of Linguistics (2nd edition) by Catherine Anderson and others>[§3.10, codas and open/closed syllables]{ref}
In “cat”, `[t]` is the <syllable coda>; in “cats”, `[ts]` forms a final <consonant cluster>. The pronunciation of “see” has no coda in this analysis, despite its final written letters. Comparing these examples separates the acoustic sequence and its <phonology> from <orthography>.
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