Table 1 Annotation symbols and conventions used in the syllabification algorithm
From: An open-source rule-based syllabification tool for Brazilian Portuguese
Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V’ | Vowel (a, e, o, á, é, í, ó, ú, â, ê, ô, ü) |
G | Semi-vowel (i, u) |
V | V’, G |
C | Any graphic consonant (<lh>, <nh>, CO, CF, CL, CN) |
CO | Occlusive (p; t; c+a, o, u; qu+e, i; b; d; g+a, o, u; gu+e, i) |
CF | Fricative (f; v; s; c+e, i; ç; z; ss; ch; j; g+e, i; x) |
CL | Liquid (r, rr, l except <lh>) |
CN | Nasal (m, n) |
CM | Voiceless (b, g, p, c, d, f, t, not followed by l, r, t, V) |
F | End of word |
p o | Beginning of syllable |
\(\widehat {}~(+n)=C\) | n-grapheme on the right is equal to any graphic consonant |
\(\widehat {}~(-n)=V\) | n-grapheme on the left is equal to any graphic vowel |
\(\widehat {}~(+n)\not =CN\) | n-grapheme on the right is not equal to a nasal consonant |