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Extraction examples

Database entries for bishop and fish:

  107\                ID Num
bishop\               Eng orth
b * I - S @ p \       Eng phon
4061\                 Eng ID
Bischof\              Ger orth
b * I - S O f \       Ger phon
7591\                 Ger ID
bisschop\             Dut orth
b * I - s x O p \     Dut phon
12884\                Dut ID
bishops\              Eng plur orth
b * I - S @ p s \     Eng plur phon
Bischoefe\            Ger plur orth
b * I - S / - f @ \   Ger plur phon
bisschoppen\          Dut plur orth
b * I - s x O - p @ \ Dut plur phon
1\                    Ger gend
1\                    Dut gend
16a                   Sem class

  452\                ID Num
fish\                 Eng orth
f * I S \             Eng phon
16833\                Eng ID
Fisch\                Ger orth
f * I S \             Ger phon
13167\                Ger ID
vis\                  Dut orth
v * I s \             Dut phon
112551\               Dut ID
fishes\               Eng plur orth
f * I - S I z \       Eng plur phon
Fische\               Ger plur orth
f * I - S @ \         Ger plur phon
vissen\               Dut plur orth
v * I - s @ \         Dut plur phon
1\                    Ger gend
1\                    Dut gend
27a                   Sem class
Common, English, German and Dutch entries generated for bishop:
M_Bishop:
    <> == NOUN
    <phn syl1 onset> == S
    <phn syl2 onset> == b
    <phn syl1 peak> == O
    <phn syl2 peak> == I
    <phn syl1 coda> == p
    <sem type> == human.

Bishop:
    <> ==  M_Bishop
    <phn root> == Polysyllable2
    <mor> == Noun
    <phn syl1 peak> == @
    <phn root focus> == syl2.

Bischof:
    <> ==  M_Bishop
    <phn root> == Polysyllable2
    <mor> == Noun_umlautE
    <phn syl1 coda> == f
    <phn syl2 coda> == Null
    <phn root focus> == syl2.

Bisschop:
    <> ==  M_Bishop
    <phn root> == Polysyllable2
    <mor> == Noun_EN
    <phn syl1 onset> == s x
    <phn root focus> == syl2.
Common, English, German and Dutch entries generated for fish:
M_Fish:
    <> == NOUN
    <phn syl1 onset> == f
    <phn syl1 peak> == I
    <phn syl1 coda> == S
    <sem type> == animal.

Fish:
    <> ==  M_Fish
    <mor> == Noun
    <phn root focus> == syl1.

Fisch:
    <> ==  M_Fish
    <mor> == Noun_E
    <phn root focus> == syl1.

Vis:
    <> ==  M_Fish
    <mor> == Noun_EN
    <phn syl1 onset> == v
    <phn syl1 coda> == s
    <phn root focus> == syl1.


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