merkmal

Source

Phonological feature lookup and segment distance scoring, in the browser.

Browser demo. Runs merkmal entirely in your browser via WebAssembly; no data leaves your machine. Eight built-in feature systems; custom models can be registered at runtime.

What this does

  • Maps IPA graphemes to phonological feature bundles
  • Computes configurable distances between segments
  • Segments IPA transcriptions with tone handling
  • Reports numeric feature vectors for downstream use

What this does not do

  • Align sequences of segments (that's regulae)
  • Reconstruct proto-forms
  • Tell you which feature system is "correct" for your data
  • Replace domain knowledge about your language's phonology
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