Trevor Block
Linguistics PhD (IP)
Simon Fraser University
Linguistics
Linguistics tools.
Practice Tools
Build confidence through focused exercises.
Stress Practice
Practice identifying primary and secondary stress on English words.
Start practicingIPA Description Practice
Practice describing English speech sounds by place, manner, voicing, and vowel quality.
Start practicingIPA Sound Identification
Practice identifying IPA sounds from English words.
Start practicingIPA Feature Practice
Identify the distinctive features associated with English consonants and vowels.
Start practicingEnglish Natural Class Builder
Use features to find natural classes for English sounds.
Start practicingMinimal Pair Practice
Identify minimal pairs in different languages.
Start practicingMorpheme Practice
Determine whether words are simple or complex, then label each affix as derivational or inflectional.
Start practicingWord Category Practice
Classify nouns, verbs, adjectives, determiners, auxiliaries, conjunctions, and other categories.
Start practicingConstituent Practice
Identify syntactic constituents and apply common constituency diagnostics.
Start practicingThematic Role Practice
Identify the thematic role of the underlined NP.
Start practicingUseful Tools
Create polished linguistic analyses.
Syllable Tree Builder
Construct syllable diagrams. Includes double lines for stress and ambisyllabicity.
Open builderSPE Rule Builder
Construct formal phonological rules and export the finished result as LaTeX or PNG.
Open builderWord Tree Builder
Create trees for words in morphology and export as PNG or LaTeX.
Open builderInterlinear Gloss Builder
Create interlinear glosses and export as blank tables for DOCs or gb4e for LaTeX.
Open builderX-Bar Tree Builder
Build X-Bar trees with adjuncts and movement, then export them as PNG or LaTeX.
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