Module: Phonology::SoundBase

Included in:
Affricate, Sound
Defined in:
lib/phonology/sound.rb

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Attribute Details

#features ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute features.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 5

def features
  @features
end

#hints ⇒ Object

Orthography hints that can be useful to consult when applying rules.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 47

def hints
  @hints
end

#orthography ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute orthography.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 5

def orthography
  @orthography
end

#syllable ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute syllable.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 5

def syllable
  @syllable
end

Instance Method Details

#backness ⇒ Object

Get the sound’s backness.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 95

def backness
  features.intersection(Features::BACKNESS)
end

#coarticulated? ⇒ Boolean

Does the sound have more than one place of articulation?

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 75

def coarticulated?
  place.size > 1
end

#codepoints ⇒ Object

Raises:

  • (NotImplementedError) 


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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 61

def codepoints
  raise NotImplementedError
end

#exists? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

Raises:

  • (NotImplementedError) 


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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 65

def exists?
  raise NotImplementedError
end

#height ⇒ Object

Get the sound’s height.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 90

def height
  features.intersection(Features::HEIGHT)
end

#hint(*args) ⇒ Object

TODO set up list of valid hints



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 52

def hint(*args)
  self.hints += args.flatten
  self
end

#manner ⇒ Object

Get the sound’s manner of articulation.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 85

def manner
  features.intersection(Features::MANNER)
end

#place ⇒ Object

Get the sound’s place of articulation.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 80

def place
  features.intersection(Features::PLACE)
end

#place_groups ⇒ Object

Get the place groups (:coronal, :dorsal, etc). Normally there should only be one.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 100

def place_groups
  Features.place_groups(features)
end

#sonority ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 35

def sonority
  case
  when vocalic?     then 5
  when approximant? then 4
  when liquid?      then 3
  when nasal?       then 2
  when fricative?   then 1
  else 0
  end
end

#symbol ⇒ Object

Get the IPA codepoints for the sound, including any diacritics.



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# File 'lib/phonology/sound.rb', line 70

def symbol
  codepoints.pack("U*")
end