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The 12 pages that link to Phonotactics, each with the reason it gives.

• PhonemeRelated: Phonotactic patterns constrain where a phoneme may appear in a word.

• PhonologyRelated: Phonotactic patterns describe which combinations of phonemes can occur.

• Minimal pairRelated: Allowed sound sequences constrain which minimal pairs a language can contain.

• VolapükRelated: Volapük's sound patterns and altered roots shaped how speakers could pronounce its vocabulary.

• Phonological changeRelated: Changes in sound patterns can reshape which sequences a language permits.

• Chinese phonologyRelated: Each Chinese variety permits only particular combinations of initials, finals, and syllable endings.

• ErhuaRelated: Erhua interacts with Mandarin's restrictions on syllable endings.

• Phonological developmentRelated: Children gradually learn which consonant clusters and syllable shapes their language permits.

• EpenthesisRelated: A sequence forbidden by phonotactics may trigger an inserted sound.

• Fictional languageRelated: Phonotactics make invented names sound as though they belong to the same language.

• Osthoff's lawRelated: The law's environment depends on the ordering of resonants and consonants.