Definitions for phonotactics
ˌfoʊ nəˈtæk tɪksphono·tac·tics

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1. phonotacticsnoun

   A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.

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1. Phonotactics

   Phonotactics (from Ancient Greek phōnḗ "voice, sound" and taktikós "having to do with arranging") is a branch of phonology that deals with restrictions in a language on the permissible combinations of phonemes. Phonotactics defines permissible syllable structure, consonant clusters and vowel sequences by means of phonotactic constraints. Phonotactic constraints are highly language-specific. For example, in Japanese, consonant clusters like /st/ do not occur. Similarly, the clusters /kn/ and /ɡn/ are not permitted at the beginning of a word in Modern English but are in German and Dutch (in which the latter appears as /ɣn/) and were permitted in Old and Middle English. In contrast, in some Slavic languages /l/ and /r/ are used alongside vowels as syllable nuclei.

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1. Phonotactics

   Phonotactics is a branch of phonology that deals with restrictions in a language on the permissible combinations of phonemes. Phonotactics defines permissible syllable structure, consonant clusters, and vowel sequences by means of phonotactical constraints. Phonotactic constraints are highly language specific. For example, in Japanese, consonant clusters like do not occur. Similarly, the sounds and are not permitted at the beginning of a word in Modern English but are in German and Dutch, and were permitted in Old and Middle English. In contrast, in some Slavic languages /l/ and /r/ are used as vowels and many words do not contain the english equivalent of vowels. Syllables have the following internal segmental structure: ⁕Onset ⁕Rime: ⁕Nucleus ⁕Coda Both onset and coda may be empty, forming a vowel-only syllable, or alternatively, the nucleus can be occupied by a syllabic consonant. Phonotactics is known to affect second language vocabulary acquisition.

How to pronounce phonotactics?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say phonotactics in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of phonotactics in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of phonotactics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Phonotactics
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonotactics
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=phonotactics