Lateral Types Inventory Lookup
Caller independently documented lateral phonetic inventory/class reference. Exact independently verified context/edition key, not live or embedded reference data. Caller establishes language, dialect, method and reference context; no automatic identity or universal language-wide claim.
Description
Lateral sounds involve airflow around the sides of the tongue under a specified articulation.
Lateral sounds involve airflow around the sides of the tongue under a specified articulation.1
A type inventory needs a phonetic analysis and language-variety context. The tool retrieves your supplied source-specific notice for one exact key; it contains no built-in or live reference database.
When to use Lateral Types Inventory Lookup
Use this tool to calculate or review the supplied observations under the stated rules. Specify the language variety, analysis, source edition and population or inventory definition.
How to use Lateral Types Inventory Lookup and understand its results
- Specify the language variety, analysis, source edition and population or inventory definition.
- Enter callerVerifiedLateralTypeKeys, callerVerifiedLateralTypeNotices, queryLateralTypeKey, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
- Read matchedCallerNotice, using the output meanings and calculation rules below. Confirm that the exact matched record is the one whose source and context apply.
- Correct any reported input issue and run again. Before using a successful result, check the stated units, signs, reference scope and observation coverage.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| callerVerifiedLateralTypeKeys | Caller verified lateral type keys | list of string | Required |
| callerVerifiedLateralTypeNotices | Caller verified lateral type notices | list of string | Required |
| queryLateralTypeKey | Query lateral type key; use the exact reference token or coordinate domain stated below | string | Required |
Supply nonempty aligned unique nonblank context keys and nonblank notices, then query one exact existing key. Matching is case-sensitive without trimming or normalization. Return its original notice unchanged; unknown keys fail. No data is fetched or independently verified.
notice=notices[indexOf(keys,exactQuery)] Use the matching field units and the exact boundary, ordering and reference rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| matchedCallerNotice | Matched caller notice | string |
{
"input": {
"callerVerifiedLateralTypeKeys": [
"context-a/edition-a",
"context-a/edition-b"
],
"callerVerifiedLateralTypeNotices": [
"independent reference a",
"independent reference b"
],
"queryLateralTypeKey": "context-a/edition-b"
},
"output": {
"matchedCallerNotice": "independent reference b"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
The language variety, analytical definitions and reference scope are supplied by the caller. No corpus, speech or complete/current linguistic registry is analyzed automatically. Reference records and their claimed verification are supplied by the caller; the tool does not retrieve or verify them.
Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types and violated rules return input issues. Numeric values and outputs must be finite. Lists and matrices must be dense, without missing cells. Numeric lists allow at most 10000 entries; ordinary string lists allow at most 128 strings of 128 UTF-16 units each; numeric matrices allow at most 128 rows and 128 columns, subject to narrower requirements above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related step, use Rhotics Type By Language Lookup: Rhotics include several articulation types associated with r-like sounds. For a complementary comparison, use Consonant Inventory Size Band Lookup: Consonant inventories count contrastive consonant categories under an adopted phonological analysis.
References
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Lateral Types Inventory Lookup — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Rhotics Type By Language Lookup
Rhotics include several articulation types associated with r-like sounds.
- Consonant Inventory Size Band Lookup
Consonant inventories count contrastive consonant categories under an adopted phonological analysis.