What does phonotactic mean?
Phonotactic means (linguistics, phonology) Pertaining to phonotactics..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(linguistics, phonology) Pertaining to phonotactics..
So, we all have intuitions about possible and impossible stress patterns in sentences. Moreover, we all have strong phonotactic intuitions – i.e. intuitions about what are possible and impossible sound sequences among native words in English. For instance, we'd probably all agree that blick is a possible, but non-occurring English word, whereas *bnick by contrast is not a possible native English word[.]
The term missy appears to be a Chinese Pidgin English term from English miss + the Cantonese phonotactic suffix -ee/-y[.]
Use phonotactic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phonotactic means (linguistics, phonology) Pertaining to phonotactics..
Common synonyms include phonotactical.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
So, we all have intuitions about possible and impossible stress patterns in sentences. Moreover, we all have strong phonotactic intuitions – i.e. intuitions about what are possible and impossible sound sequences among native words in English. For instance, we'd probably all agree that blick is a possible, but non-occurring English word, whereas *bnick by contrast is not a possible native English word[.]
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