äännerakenne
Äännerakenne refers to the sound system of a language, encompassing its phonemes, their distribution, and how they are combined to form words. It is a fundamental aspect of phonology, the study of how sounds function in language. The äännerakenne determines which sounds are significant in distinguishing meaning, known as phonemes. For example, in Finnish, the difference between 'pata' (pot) and 'bata' (a type of sweet potato) would depend on the presence of distinct /p/ and /b/ phonemes if they existed and were contrastive in that context.
Beyond individual sounds, äännerakenne also considers suprasegmental features such as stress, intonation, and tone. Stress patterns
Furthermore, äännerakenne involves the rules governing how sounds can be combined, known as phonotactics. These rules