phonotax

noun /ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)taks/

1. The total sum of a language's phonological or phonotactic rules.

   countable, uncommon, uncountable

   It is crucial for the phoneme structure of Finnish — traditionally /d/ has not been included in the Finnish phonotax, but it fulfils the criteria of a phoneme (Karlsson, 1983: 66-7).

Where it comes from

A blend of phonotactics + syntax or phonology + syntax.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry phonotax (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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