Theory of phonetics

T and n are the most frequently used consonants. Among clusters the most frequently used ones are mbl, ndl. In English a three-sound final position is possible (for example, bundle, gamble); in Russian a four-sound final position is quite all right (монстр, богатств), which is impossible in English. lg is extremely rare, it’s usually preceded by a vowel and never occupies the initial position.
The knowledge of phonotactics possibilities shows not only the theoretical sound system, but it also shows how the system works, where we have opportunities and where have to be careful. This can be important if you want to minimize your foreign accent.


III. Connection of phonetics with other sciences.
Language is not an isolated phenomenon; it is part of our society, and a part of us. It is a prerequisite of our society. For the last twenty years we have observed the development of quite distinct interdisciplinary subjects, such as sociolinguistics (and sociophonetics correspondingly), psycholinguistics, mathematical linguistics and others.
Sociolinguistics studies the ways in which pronunciation interacts with society, in other words, the way in which phonetic structures change in response to different social functions and the deviations of what these functions are. Society is considered here in its broadest sense – nationality, more restricted regional and social groups, and the specific interactions of individuals within them.
Psycholinguistics (developed as a distinct area in the sixties) It deals with such
aspects, as the acquisition of language by children; the extent to which language meditates or structures thinking; the extent to which language is influenced and influences itself such things as memory, attention, recall, constraints on perception; and the extent to which language has a certain role to play in the understanding of human development; the problems of speech production etc.