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Phonotactics in a sentence

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Phonotactics meaning

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

Using Phonotactics

  • The main meaning on this page is: A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.
  • In the example corpus, phonotactics often appears in combinations such as: phonotactics of.

Context around Phonotactics

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 10 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

normal 1×

Sentence patterns with Phonotactics

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the normal phonotactics of english 1× the phonotactics of many 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the phonotactics of 1×

Common sentence endings:

forbid syllable codas 1× phonotactics of english 1×

Words around Phonotactics

Just before it in the word index:

phonotactic 4 phonons 30 phononic 2 phonon 13 phonology 87 phonologized 3

Just after it in the word index:

phonox 3 phony 189 phooey 2 phoofolo 5 phool 6 phoolan 35

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Phonotactics

  • In this selection, "phonotactics" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 10 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, normal stand out and add context to how "phonotactics" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the normal phonotactics of english and the phonotactics of many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phonotactics" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phonotactics

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The phonotactics of many languages forbid syllable codas. (8 words)

As in other languages, onomatopoeiae stand outside the normal phonotactics of English. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

As in other languages, onomatopoeiae stand outside the normal phonotactics of English. (12 words)

The phonotactics of many languages forbid syllable codas. (8 words)

Example sentences (2)

As in other languages, onomatopoeiae stand outside the normal phonotactics of English.

The phonotactics of many languages forbid syllable codas.

Common combinations with phonotactics

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • phonotactics of 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phonotactics" in a sentence?
An example: "As in other languages, onomatopoeiae stand outside the normal phonotactics of English." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "phonotactics" from authentic English texts.
What does "phonotactics" mean?
Phonotactics means: A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.
How many example sentences with "phonotactics" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "phonotactics", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.