In Search view or Distribution Charts view, a search result word list seems incorrect.
Phonology Assistant does not detect all possible errors in search patterns.
If two or more phonetic characters represent a phone, make sure the phone is completely transcribed in search patterns.
For example, if kp is an ambiguous sequence in a project, the search pattern p/*_* does not match occurrences of p following k because [kp] is a phone. In this case, the search pattern {(kp),p}/*_* matches occurrences of [kp] or [p].
Make sure elements in OR groups that match two or more phones are surrounded in parentheses. Here are examples of incorrect and correct search patterns.
Incorrect |
Correct |
Meaning |
|---|---|---|
{ta,da}/*_* |
{(ta),(da)}/*_* |
Match ta or da in any environment. |
{[C][V],[V]}/#_* |
{([C][V]),[V]}/#_* |
Match a consonant-vowel sequence or a vowel word initial. |
{pʰ,ph}/#_[V] |
{pʰ,(ph)}/#_[V] |
Match [pʰ] or ph word initial followed by a vowel. |