Syllables and Phonotactics

Syllabification by Rule
Hypothesis 2:
Part of your knowledge of English is a general rule of
syllabification
◮ This rule tells you, for any imaginable word of
English, how to break the word down into syllables.
Vocabulary:
Phonology = the study of the general rules that govern
how words are pronounced in a language.
Syllables and
Phonotactics
Supplementary
Readings
Introduction and
IPA Practice
The Basics of
Syllables
Syllables and
Phonotactics
Syllabification Rule
Syllabic
Consonants
Onsets Over
Codas