PHONOTACTICS


Meaning of PHONOTACTICS in English

/foh'neuh tak"tiks/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) Ling.

1. the patterns in which the phonemes of a language may combine to form sequences.

2. the study and description of such patterns.

[ 1955-60; see PHONOTACTIC, -ICS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .