and morphemes is known as «phonotactics»1.
Using the statistical method it is possible to establish the ex
act number o f phonological oppositions in a language and the
number o f sound clusters in initial, medial and final positions of
the words. For example, in English, out of a theoretically possible
11,000 initial three member consonantal clusters at the beginning
o f a syllable, only about 40 occur. Of 576 possible combinations
o f two consonants, only 137 are utilized by the language2. There
are no initial three member consonantal clusters in Uzbek. Thus it
is difficult to teach the Uzbek students the pronunciation o f the
initial three member consonantal clusters o f English.
1.4. TRANSCRIPTION. PHONETIC AND
PHONOLOGICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Transcription is o f great theoretical and practical value as it
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