Basic Phone Matching
Characters Matchers
Query for consonants using the base glyph.
Examples:
| Phonex | Meaning |
|---|---|
b | Any consonant with 'b' as the base glyph |
d | Any consonant with 'd' as the base glyph |
Feature Set Matchers
Query using feature names. Features names are placed between braces (i.e., '{', "}').
Examples:
| Phonex | Meaning |
|---|---|
{consonant} | Any consonant |
{fricative} | Any fricative |
Multiple feature name may be provided, separated by commas. If a paticular feature is to be excluded from the query it should be prefixed by a minus sign.
Examples:
| Phonex | Meaning |
|---|---|
{fricative, voiced} | Voiced fricatives |
{consonant, -stop} | All consonants which are not stops |
Many feature names also have shorthand equivalents. A listing of all feature names supported by phone along with their synomyms can be found here.
Examples:
| Phonex | Meaning |
|--|--|
| {c} | Any consonant |
| {fri} | Any fricative |