Re: NATLANG: phonotactics request (not YAPT!)
| From: | Mark P. Line <mark@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 29, 2004, 17:30 |
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Jonathan Knibb said:
> Dear list linguists,
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> I'd be interested to know where, if at all, I can get hold of a fairly
> comprehensive account of the phonotactics of (preferably British) English,
> with a view to creating pseudowords which obey those rules. Or is there
> sufficient theoretical debate that it's impossible to write down a
> theory-neutral set of basics?
I'd be surprised if you found anything theory-neutral at all in phonology
that's been published in the last 10 or 15 years, and very little since
1970 or so.
Your best bet might be to look for a more traditional exposition of
English phonotactics from the 40's or 50's. Can't think of a specific
reference as I sit here, but you can probably google one up. (Did I just
invent a new phrasal verb?)
-- Mark
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