Make segment or event lists from the `ae` database in the following cases. /x/ refers to annotations at the `Phoneme` tier, [x] to annotations at the `Phonetic` tier, orthographic annotations are at the `Text` tier. A strong (weak) syllable is coded as `S` (`W`) at the `Syllable` tier, and a prosodically accented (unaccented) word as `S` (`W`) at the `Accent` tier.  A content (function) is coded `C` (`F`) at the `Word` tier.

 

1 Annotations of `his` (from the `Text` tier)

s.1 = query(ae, "Text = his")

 

2 /p/ or /t/ or /k/

s.2 = query(ae, "Phoneme = p | t | k")

3 The sequence /ei k/

s.3 = query(ae, "[Phoneme = ei -> Phoneme  = k]")

 

4 Modify the above to find /k/ preceded by /ei/

s.4 = query(ae, "[Phoneme = ei -> #Phoneme  = k]")

 

5 All words following his

s.5   = query(ae, "[Text = his -> #Text =~ .*]")

 

6 The orthography of all content words

s.6   = query(ae, "[Text =~ .* & Word = C]")

 

7 The orthography of all prosodically accented content words

s.7   = query(ae, "[Text =~ .* & Word = C & Accent = S]")

 

8  the followed by any word, e.g., sequences of the person or the situation etc.

s.8 = query(ae, "[Text = the -> Text =~ .*]")

 

9 /ei/ in strong syllables

s.9 = query(ae, "[Phoneme = ei ^ Syllable = S]")

 

10 Weak syllables containing an /ei/ phoneme

s.10 = query(ae, "[Syllable = W ^ Phoneme = ei]")

 

11 All word-initial and word-medial syllables

s.11 = query(ae, "[Syllable =~ .* & End(Word, Syllable)=F]")

 

12 Syllables with /p/ or /t/ or /k/

s.12 = query(ae, "[Syllable =~ .* ^ Phoneme = p | t | k]")

 

13 Word-initial /m/ or /n/

s.13 = query(ae, "[Phoneme = m|n & Start(Word, Phoneme)=T]")

 

14 All phonetic segments in strong syllables of the words amongst and beautiful

s.14 = query(ae, "[[Phonetic =~ .* ^ Syllable = S] ^ Text = amongst|beautiful]")

 

15 Weak syllables in intonational-phrase final words

s.15 = query(ae, "[Syllable = W ^ End(Intonational,Word)=T]")

 

16 The orthography of trisyllabic words

s.16 = query(ae, "[Text =~ .* & Num(Word, Syllable)=3]")

 

17 /w/ phonemes in monosyllabic words

s.17 = query(ae, "[Phoneme = w ^ Num(Word, Syllable)=1]")

 

18. Strong syllables that both have an /s/ and that precede a strong syllable

s.18 = query(ae, "[[#Syllable = S ^ Phoneme = s] -> [Syllable = S]]")

 

19 Word-final weak syllables in trisyllabic content words

s.19 = query(ae, "[[Syllable = W & End(Word, Syllable)=T] ^ [Num(Word, Syllable)=3 & Word = C]]")

 

20 L+H* annotations (at the Tone tier) in foot-initial syllables in feet of more than two syllables

s.20 = query(ae, "[[Tone = L+H* ^ Start(Foot, Syllable)=T] ^ [Num(Foot, Syllable) > 2]]")