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On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 05:32:55AM -0800, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
>
> --- Robin Lee Powell wrote:
>
> > Everybody (i.e. the other two parsers) but us likes:
> >
> > tci'ile
>
> I don't understand why this is not accepted.
>
> fuhivla <- !cmene !gismu !lujvo (stressed-fuhivla-head cluster
> fuhivla-tail / fuhivla-head cluster stressed-fuhivla-tail)
>
> !cmene !gismu !lujvo should be satisfied. stressed-fuhivla-head
> starts with &cmavo-form, so that is not satisfied.
>
> fuhivla-head <- !slinkuhi &initial-cluster / &cmavo-form syllable
> (!consonant syllable)* &non-initial-cluster
>
> slinkuhi <- consonant medial-rafsi* final-rafsi
>
> !slinkuhi is satisfied, because {ci'i} is a medial-rafsi but {le}
> is not a final-rafsi.

I have checked thus far and believe I agree.

> &initial-cluster is satisfied.

Heh. No, it's not.

nitial-cluster <- initial-consonant+ consonant !consonant

{t} and {c} are both eaten by initial-consonant, leaving nothing for
consonant.

You just got bitten by greedy absorption. Welcome to my world.

Fixed:

text
BRIVLA
fuhivla
|- cluster
| |- consonant
| | unvoicedConsonant
| | t
| | t
| |- consonant
| unvoicedConsonant
| c
| c
|- stressedFuhivlaTail
|- syllable
| syllableCore
| vowel
| vowelY
| i
| i
|- syllable
| |- h: '
| |- syllableCore
| vowel
| vowelY
| i
| i
|- syllable
|- consonant
| l
| l
|- syllableCore
vowel
vowelY
e
e

Isn't it pretty?

The solution is:

initial-cluster <- (initial-consonant &consonant)+ consonant !consonant

-Robin