In Phonology Assistant, a search pattern consists of three parts: ◊/◊_◊
The search item (also known as the target) is at the left of the slash.
The preceding environment is between the slash and the underscore.
The following environment is at the right of the underscore.
When Search view or Distribution Charts view displays search results for a search pattern, the phones matching the search item are highlighted and aligned.
Each part of a search pattern consists of elements. Search pattern elements include literal phones, classes, descriptive features, distinctive features, diacritic placeholders, and special symbols (including *, +, and #). You can use OR groups, AND groups and NOT groups.
Example |
Description |
|---|---|
p/*_* |
Finds the phone [p] in any environment. |
[V]/#_* |
Finds all word-initial vowels, including vowels occurring by themselves. |
[+front]/*_# |
Finds all word-final phones with the +front distinctive feature, including phones occurring by themselves. |
[C]/+_+ |
Finds all word-medial consonants. |
[C][C]/+_+ |
Finds all word-medial double consonants. |
aba/#_# |
Finds all occurrences of the word aba. |
[V]/[C]_[C] |
Finds all occurrences of one vowel surrounded by consonants. |