Phonotax
//ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)taks// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The total sum of a language's phonological or phonotactic rules. countable, uncommon, uncountable
"It is crucial for the phoneme structure of Finnish — traditionally /d/ has not been included in the Finnish phonotax, but it fulfils the criteria of a phoneme (Karlsson, 1983: 66-7)."
Example
More examples"It is crucial for the phoneme structure of Finnish — traditionally /d/ has not been included in the Finnish phonotax, but it fulfils the criteria of a phoneme (Karlsson, 1983: 66-7)."
Etymology
A blend of phonotactics + syntax or phonology + syntax.
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