Orthotactics
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orthotactics is a noun meaning (linguistics) The restrictions a language applies to the positions and patterns of graphemes in written words.
Meaning
(linguistics) The restrictions a language applies to the positions and patterns of graphemes in written words.
Example Sentences
[…] orthotactics defined as abstracting permissible and probable letter sequences, patterns, and positions in written words […]
The name a chung is a late, secondary invention of probable non-Tibetan origin, and is therefore not found in the Tibetan texts on orthography and orthotactics' […]
The orthotactics of Spanish usually use the letter u after the letter g to signal a hard g, whereas the orthotactics of Italian usually use the letter h for that purpose.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orthography, graphotactics, orthotonesis, orthograph, glottography, graphetics.
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