An Overview of English Phonotactic Constraints

Download or read book An Overview of English Phonotactic Constraints written by Aykut Sahingöz and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Document from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, University of Vechta, language: English, abstract: This essay examines phonotactic constraints and how syllables are produced. Phonotactics resolve the question about how words are formed and if there are any rules for word and syllable creation. At first, the essay is going to explain the term of phonotactic constraints. The second topic is going to be about building of syllables, including the sonority sequencing principle. After that, English phonotactics will be compared with German and Turkish phonotactics. Finally, the maximum onset principle is to be explained, followed by a conclusion.