Syllables and Phonotactics
Syllables and Phonotactics
Syllables and Phonotactics
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The Largest Possible Onsets in English<br />
⎧<br />
⎧<br />
⎨<br />
[p]<br />
⎩<br />
[l] [splin] ‘spleen’<br />
[ô] [spôej] ‘spray’<br />
[j] [spju] ‘spew’<br />
⎪⎨<br />
[t]<br />
[s]<br />
⎪⎩<br />
� [ô] [stôiN] ‘string’<br />
⎧<br />
⎪⎨<br />
[w] [skwejô] ‘square’<br />
[j] [skju] ‘skew’<br />
[k]<br />
⎪⎩<br />
[l] [skl1ôosIs] ‘sclerosis’<br />
[ô] [skôejp] ‘scrape’<br />
Finally, it says that if the second consonant is [k]...<br />
... then the third consonant has to be [w], [j], [l], or [ô].<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 />
The Structure of <strong>Syllables</strong><br />
<strong>Phonotactics</strong><br />
Syllabification Rule<br />
Syllabic<br />
Consonants<br />
Onsets Over<br />
Codas
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