A web-based lexical database tool for quantitative phonological research, incorporating speech files and powerful search facilities tailored to the needs of the phonologist. Optimality Theory . It reuses the standard UNIX tools 'sed' and 'sort' for implementing constraints CON and optimization EVAL, whereas the structural grammar for GEN is interpreted by a separate component written in BinProlog . CON and GEN are fully user-definable. Phono is a DOS-based software tool for developing and testing models of regular historical sound change.
Shoebox is a database program oriented to the needs of a field linguist's dictionary.
It builds a lexicon either directly or through interlinearizing text. A Perl program with a web interface for OT-style parsing English and French words into syllables. A Prolog program with a web interface for OT-style parsing of syllables, allowing user control over constraint ranking. Not under active development. Continuing to be developed.