Syllables and Phonotactics
Syllables and Phonotactics
Syllables and Phonotactics
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Summing Up<br />
What We’ve Done So Far:<br />
◮ We’ve laid out a rule (procedure, algorithm) that will<br />
correctly syllabify 99% of English words.<br />
◮ This rule, then, is one (very small) part of an answer<br />
to our ‘fundamental question’.<br />
The Fundamental Question (for Linguists):<br />
What is the system of rules <strong>and</strong> mental representations<br />
that underlies out ability to speak <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong> a<br />
human language?<br />
<strong>Syllables</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Phonotactics</strong><br />
Supplementary<br />
Readings<br />
Introduction <strong>and</strong><br />
IPA Practice<br />
The Basics of<br />
<strong>Syllables</strong><br />
<strong>Syllables</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Phonotactics</strong><br />
Syllabification Rule<br />
Step 1: Label Nuclei<br />
Step 2: Label Onsets<br />
Step 3: Label Codas<br />
Step 4: Group Into <strong>Syllables</strong><br />
Syllabic<br />
Consonants<br />
Onsets Over<br />
Codas
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